The Best Way to Take a Mushroom Supplement
A Mushroom Extract Tincture Is the Optimal Mushroom Supplement
With mushrooms gaining so much popularity in today's world there can also come confusion. Which type of mushroom supplement is best for a health concern? Which delivery method of mushrooms is best for absorption? Where do mushrooms come from and are they wild cultivated or lab created? Which manufacturers are providing the highest quality mushrooms? Each a valid question and each will be answered at some point in our future blogs! But for now, let’s dive into why a mushroom extract tincture is the optimal choice for bioavailability and absorption.
Mushrooms are the wonders of this world, each unique and captivating in what they provide to both humans and plant life. Thanks to avid mushroom enthusiasts, researchers, and scientists, there are now a plethora of products available for consumption. The medicinal properties of mushrooms can be found in tincture, capsule, and powder form depending on a person's preference. But which form of these magnificent mushroom creations is the optimal choice? Let’s explore the process of a mushroom extract tincture and why it is considered the best option for mushroom supplement delivery.
The Science Behind a Mushroom Extract Tincture
Why is a mushroom extract tincture the optimal choice for our body? From a scientific standpoint, an extract is a preparation containing the active ingredient of a substance in concentrated form. Also known as the extraction of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as alcohol (ethanol) or water. The solvent causes the dis-solvable compounds to be separated from the structural part of the plant or mushroom, leaving behind a concentrated liquid tincture or powder form for consumption that is absorbable.
One of the biggest advantages of an extract is the higher bioavailability, which means the body's ability to absorb nutrients. In the case of fungi, the extraction process breaks down chitin, which is the indigestible cell wall of mushrooms that contain the main active ingredients we desire for optimal health. Hot-water extraction is used to draw out polysaccharides like beta-glucans, glycoproteins, and other high-molecular weight compounds from mushrooms. Alcohol (ethanol) is then used for dual extraction to provide terpenes, inositols, triterpenoids, sterols, ergosterols, and flavonoids from the mushrooms. For this reason alone, a mushroom extract tincture is the optimal choice and frequently used to manufacture mushroom dietary supplements on the market.
Manuka Mana's Mushroom Extract Tincture Is The Highest Quality
At Manuka Mana, we want our family of customers to enjoy all of the powerful goodness that the fungi world has to offer. With the understanding of why a mushroom extract tincture is the optimal source for access to all those beneficial fungi compounds—finding a quality provider is key. To acquire the health benefits from mushrooms it is important to know if your mushroom products are actually extracted, and not plainly ground-up raw mushroom powders. At Manuka Mana we use a three-step extraction method to get the most benefits from our wild harvested and USA grown mushrooms.
We utilize our amazing nearby source of Oregon Spring Water for our Pressurized Hot Water Process to extract the water soluble compounds from our mushrooms. We go local again by using Organic Oregon Alcohol to extract the non-water soluble compounds found within our wild harvested mushrooms. And we finish our full extraction process with our third step—Ultrasonication of Mushrooms. Manuka Mana utilizes the power of sound with ultrasonic sound waves to break open the cell walls of our USA grown mushrooms. The end result is a potent, full spectrum, and bioavailable mushroom extract tincture that your body can absorb and utilize.
Our individual and unique process to get access to those beneficial compounds found within mushrooms is what our mad scientist dreams live for!
How Should You Take Your Extracts?
We recommend taking your mushroom supplement tinctures directly under the tongue for the most effective and quickest absorption. Sublingual absorption is more effective because the mushrooms do not have to go through your stomach and digestive system before being absorbed into the bloodstream. The result is faster and greater absorption so you can FEEL the difference. If sublingual absorption is not ideal for you, try putting your 1mL tincture dosage into a shot of water, coffee or tea. Â
Check out our line of mushroom extracts HERE for the most medicinal version of the mushroom that you can find on the market.
