Product Description
Chaga (Inonotus obligus) is a mushroom that typically grows on birch trees in the wild forests of North East Canada and Siberia. In Russia, it has been traditionally used as an herbal medicine, and is often referred to as the “King of Medicinal Mushrooms.”
Suro Canadian Chaga is hand-harvested in the chic Choc mountains of North East Canada.
This ongoing tradition has interested many researchers from the scientific community. Taking a look at the medical publications found on pubmed.com show that there is much research being done to validate this long-used and trusted herbal medicine.
Chaga has been traditionally used for its ability to shrink benign and malignant tumors. For some patients in Russia, it is the preferred method when faced with alternative treatments such as radiotherapy and surgery. Chaga is also very well known for its antioxidant properties and, of course, for their positive effects on one’s health and immunity.
It is known to enhance global immunity, being:
Anti-viral
Anti-tumoral
Anti-bacterial
Anti-inflammatory
Chaga contains antioxidants, polysaccharides, polyphenols, triterpenes like betulinic acid, minerals, vitamins B2 and D2 and many other beneficial nutrients.
Betulin and betulinic acid are naturally found in birch bark. They will be concentrated in the Chaga that forms on the tree, and converted to a form taht is more easily ingested by humans.