The King of Mushrooms, according to Siberian Shamans

Chaga (Inonotus Obliquus) is a curative mushroom most commonly found on birch trees. Different from other mushrooms, it grows its sclerotium or mycelium on the outside of the tree, instead of fruiting bodies. It is believed to not be parasitic, but instead to live symbiotically with the host tree.

Since time unremembered it has been used by the native people that lived in areas where it is found for a wide range of treatments both internally and externally in a poultice. In fact, it was one of the two mushrooms found on Ozti the Iceman.

Chaga May Be One of the Best Mushrooms for Healthy Immune Function*

• Antioxidant*
• Reduces DNA Damage^[1]*
• Immune System Enhancement^[2]*
• Gastrointestinal Support*
• Liver Protective*
• Helps support Optimal Cognitive Function^[3]*
• Helps maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels*
• Both a Jing and Shen Tonic Herb according to Chinese Medicine*

Chaga extracts were shown to combat viral infection through inhibition of viral-induced membrane fusion.^[4]*

Components include:

• Superoxide Dismutase (Contains 25 to 50 times SOD as other mushrooms)
• Lanosterols
• Inositols
• Inotodiol
• Ergosterol
• Melanin
• Betulin and Betulinic Acid
• Triterpenes
• Polysaccharides including 29+ types of Beta Glucans (Supports Immune System)
• Many Minerals (High in Potassium, Rubidium, Cesium, Zinc, Germanium, Silicon and others. Note that natural cesium is not radioactive and happens to be anti-cancerous and very alkaline.)
• Vitamins B2, B3, K and D2
• Soluble and Insoluble Fibers

Chaga contains vanillic acid which gives it a slightly vanilla like flavor. Thus, you can combine with vanilla extracts to help bring out this flavor.

How Our Chaga is Processed and How to Take It

These chaga mushrooms are wildcrafted from birch trees. Real mushrooms are used, rather than mycelium grown on grain. 

Compliments of North American Reishi/Nammex

These mushrooms are then extracted with both alcohol and water in the ratio of eight kilos of mushrooms used to produce one kilo of this powder. More specifically:

1. The whole chaga mushrooms are chopped down into smaller pieces.
2. These pieces are placed into a stainless steel pressurized vessel where they are cooked in ethanol at 75°C or 167°F for three hours. The alcohol is then recaptured.
3. After the ethanol process they are cooked in 80°C or 176°F hot water for two to three hours. This liquid is filtered and collected. Then this decoction process is repeated three times.
4. All liquids are combined, then centrifuged to remove any residues.
5. The filtered liquid is placed in a vacuum at 55°C or 131°F for around two hours to concentrate it in a ratio of 8 to 1.
6. This concentrated liquid is spray dried at 180°C or 356°F to become a powder.
7. This powder is then tested in quality control to verify it meets the specifications.

Each bag is 30 grams, or just over one ounce. Recommended dose is 500mg to 1000mg per day which is roughly equal to 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon.

At this dose each bag will last 30 to 60 days.

Add chaga to tea, coffee, juices, smoothies or consume it straight.

Additional information

References

1. Chaga mushroom extract inhibits oxidative DNA damage in lymphocytes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
   Mojgan Najafzadeh – P. Reynolds – Adolf Baumgartner – David Jerwood – Diana Anderson – BioFactors – 2007
2. Immunomodulatory Activity of the Water Extract from Medicinal Mushroom Inonotus obliquus. Yeon-Ran Kim – Mycobiology – 2005
3. Amelioration of scopolamine induced cognitive dysfunction and oxidative stress by Inonotus obliquus– a medicinal mushroom
   Vijayasree Giridharan – Rajarajan Thandavarayan – Tetsuya Konishi – Food & Function Food Funct. – 2011
4. Aqueous Extract from a Chaga Medicinal Mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Higher Basidiomyetes), Prevents Herpes Simplex Virus Entry Through Inhibition of Viral-Induced Membrane Fusion
   Hong-Hui Pan – Xiong-Tao Yu – Ting Li – Hong-Ling Wu – Chun-Wei Jiao – Mian-Hua Cai – Xiang-Min Li – Yi-Zhen Xie – Yi Wang – Tao Peng – International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms Int J Med Mushr – 2013
5. Anticancer Effects of Fraction Isolated from Fruiting Bodies of Chaga Medicinal Mushroom, Inonotus obliquus (Pers.:Fr.) Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae): In Vitro Studies
   Marta Lemieszek – Ewa Langner – Jozef Kaczor – Martyna Kandefer-Szerszen – Bozena Sanecka – Witold Mazurkiewicz – Wojciech Rzeski – International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms Int J Med Mushr – 2011
6. In Vitro Antitumor Activity and Structure Characterization of Ethanol Extracts from Wild and Cultivated Chaga Medicinal Mushroom, Inonotus obliquus Pilát (Aphyllophoromycetideae)
   Yong Sun – Ting Yin – Xian-Hui Chen – Gong Zhang – Rempel Curtis – Zhan-Hui Lu – Ji-Hong Jiang – International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms Int J Med Mushr – 2011
7. Inhibitory effect of chaga mushroom extract on compound 48/80-induced anaphylactic shock and IgE production in mice
   Taek Yoon – Sue Lee – Eun Kim – Eun Cho – Tae Kang – Kwang-Won Yu – Hyung Suh – International Immunopharmacology – 2013
8. Orally administered aqueous extract of Inonotus obliquus ameliorates acute inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice
   Siddhartha Mishra – Ju-Hee Kang – Changsun Choi – Seung Oh – Mi Kim – Inflammatory Bowel Diseases – 2011
9. Inonotus obliquus containing diet enhances the innate immune mechanism and disease resistance in olive flounder Paralichythys olivaceus against Uronema marinum
   Ramasamy Harikrishnan – Chellam Balasundaram – Moon-Soo Heo – Fish & Shellfish Immunology – 2012
10. Anticancer activity of subfractions containing pure compounds of Chaga mushroom ( Inonotus obliquus ) extract in human cancer cells and in Balbc/c mice bearing Sarcoma-180 cells
    Mi Chung – Cha-Kwon Chung – Yoonhwa Jeong – Seung-Shi Ham – Nutrition Research and Practice Nutr Res Pract – 2010
11. Potential anticancer properties of the water extract of Inontus obliquus by induction of apoptosis in melanoma B16-F10 cells
    Myung-Ja Youn – Jin-Kyung Kim – Seong-Yeol Park – Yunha Kim – Channy Park – Eun Kim – Kie-In Park – Hong So – Raekil Park – Journal of Ethnopharmacology – 2009

Lab Results

1. Certificate of Analysis
2. Heavy Metals and Minerals Report
3. Microbiological Reports

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