Decoction Blend
Burdock, Reishi, Chaga, Turkey Tail Nourishing immune system support & stimulation Leftover from the Winter CSA box for half price :) Have you made a decoction before? If not, don’t fret! Once you do it, you will realize how simple the process is. Learn the rules and then break them. I’ll tell you how to make a standard decoction and then you can feel out the ratios and do what is right for you. Measure out 1 oz (or about a 1/4 cup) of the blend and put it in a pot as if you were making a medium amount of soup. Add 32 oz of water (a quart). Bring the mixture of water and herbs to a boil. Let it simmer for at least 15 minutes before straining yourself a mug. To get the most medicine out of this preparation, let the decoction sit for at least an hour after the 15 minutes of simmering. Then reheat and enjoy. A nice thing about decoctions is that you can keep adding more water and repeating the process until you coax every little bit of medicine out of the roots and mushrooms. You can