Turkey Tail Tincture, 30 ml

Banded and fan-shaped on the log, turkey tail arrives here as a liquid dual extract in a pipette bottle. Mushroom Dispensary extracts the fruiting body in hot water and then ethanol and bottles the turkey tail tincture in 30 ml of amber glass: 1 ml per serving, 30 servings, taken under the tongue or stirred into a drink.

Grown in Finland, bottled in Sheffield. It is an alcohol-based tincture, which lets you vary how you take it.

What it is

A tincture is an extract kept as a liquid rather than dried to a powder. The dried fruiting body goes through the same hot water and ethanol dual extraction as the brand's capsules, and the combined extract stays in solution. You gain control over the serving, half a pipette or two, and the freedom to add it to whatever you drink; you lose the stated milligram figure, because the brand prints 10:1 on the capsules but not a per-millilitre figure on the tincture.

Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) is the banded bracket fungus of dead hardwood, too tough to eat and so always dried or extracted. The tincture tastes earthy and faintly bitter with the warmth of the alcohol; it is milder than reishi and disappears into tea or coffee.

Mushroom Dispensary is a UK mushroom extract brand. Its mushrooms are cultivated in Finland and the extracts are bottled in Sheffield. Every product is a dual extract, made with hot water and then ethanol, from the fruiting body only, never mycelium grown on grain. Capsules are plant-based HPMC with no gelatine, grain, starch or filler, and everything is sealed in recyclable amber glass.

How to take it

1 ml under the tongue, held for around 30 seconds, then swallowed, or stirred into a drink. The glass pipette draws about 1 ml when squeezed once. It is an alcohol-based tincture, so if you would rather not taste the alcohol, stir it into juice, tea or a mushroom coffee. The brand attaches no time of day to turkey tail.

• 30 ml amber glass bottle with a glass pipette
• 1 ml serving, 30 servings per bottle
• Alcohol-based dual extract of the fruiting body
• Store closed, out of direct light; no refrigeration needed
• £24.99 works out at about 83p a serving

This is a food supplement and not a substitute for a varied diet or a healthy lifestyle. Do not exceed the recommended daily intake. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or under medical care, speak to your GP or pharmacist before use.

What's inside

• Turkey tail (Trametes versicolor) fruiting body, dual extracted in hot water and ethanol
• Alcohol base
• 30 ml, glass pipette

Trametes versicolor is a polypore bracket fungus with a velvety, multicoloured upper surface. The fruiting body is the fan itself. Ethanol extracts alcohol-soluble compounds and keeps the tincture stable at room temperature.

Who it's for

People who dislike swallowing capsules, people who want to adjust their serving, and anyone who already takes a tincture and would rather add another dropper than another pill. It suits a kitchen worktop or a bedside table, and the small bottle travels well.

If you want the stated 10:1 ratio, the same brand's capsules print it. If you want to avoid alcohol, the capsules are the alcohol-free option.

Pairs well with

The Mushroom Dispensary turkey tail capsules are the same extract with a stated ratio. The brand's lion's mane tincture and reishi tincture are the other two liquid extracts if you want a set of droppers. Browse the whole mushrooms department, our new in collection, and all products.

Frequently asked questions

How do I take turkey tail tincture?

1 ml under the tongue for about 30 seconds, or stirred into a drink. The pipette draws roughly 1 ml with one squeeze.

Tincture or capsules?

Capsules give a stated 10:1 ratio and no taste. The tincture gives adjustable servings and can go into a drink. Same extract, different format.

How much turkey tail is in each serving?

The brand does not print a milligram-of-mushroom figure for the tincture. It states fruiting body only, dual extracted, 1 ml per serving.

Does it contain alcohol?

Yes, it is an alcohol-based tincture. Stir it into a drink if you prefer not to taste it.

Our label guide explains what a dual extract is and how tinctures compare with capsules on a label. Herbastore ships this product from the UK, with free UK shipping on orders over £40. Orders are packed by Herbastore UK, so if you are buying from more than one of our brands everything arrives together.