The mushrooms give the broth a rich, smoky flavor. Don’t worry if you need to substitute ingredients. I didn’t have any Codonopsis or Burdock. Mix up and try different combinations. I used some Red Alaea Salt in place of the sea salt to increase the iron content of the broth.

This healing broth is filled with adaptogens and will be good for someone recovering from a long illness or just needing a spring or fall pick-me-up. Astragalus, Codonopsis, Burdock and fungus are adaptogens. They will help regulate the immune system and may increase energy. Nettle, Calendula and seaweed are rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. This healing broth is based on a recipe from the Herb Quarterly Journal.

1L bone broth or chicken broth
5 dried organic Astragalus root?slices
5 dried organic Codonopsis root?slices
3T dried organic Burdock root, chopped
1 dried organic whole Maitake fungus or 10 dried whole Shitake fungus
3T organic Nettle?leaves
3T wildcrafted Seaweed, choose from this list
2T organic whole Calendula flower heads
sea salt to taste
Add these ingredients to some bone broth or chicken broth. Simmer the fungus, herbs, seaweed and roots for at least three hours and strain. Finely cut up the fungus and seaweed and add them back to the broth. Try spicing up the broth up with dried red peppers or slices of ginger.

Reishi Tea
3-4c filter water, simmered
10 wildcrafted Reisha fungus slices
If you are really sick or have cancer you might want to consider trying the Reishi fungus along with a low-carbohydrate diet for the rest of your life. If you are wondering why a low-carbohydrate diet might be good for tumor cancers please watch Dr Thomas Seyfried: Targeting Energy Metabolism in Brain Cancer. Let Dr Ron Rosedale: The Deeper Roots of Health explain how food affects our endocrine system and our health outcomes.

Most people find Reishi fungus bitter, but the bitter taste seems to wear-off after drinking the tea for a while. Simmer the Reishi slices in water for three hours before drinking. Some people add ginger to “improve” the taste.

“We are not our genes. We are the music our genes play… You can take a piano… and how many songs can you play? An almost infinite variety. You can take your same genes and play the music of diabetes [or cancer] or you can play the music of long life and healthy life.”
Dr Ron Rosedale

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