Generally found growing on birch trees and other hardwoods, chaga is a sclerotium, or mass of mycelium, resembling burnt charcoal. The sterile conk has been prized for centuries by northern indigenous populations and herbalists alike for its beneficial properties. Our chaga mushroom powder is ground from organic Inonotus obliquus. Chaga powder can be tinctured, decocted, encapsulated, or blended into a mushroom hot chocolate.
The antioxidant activity of polysaccharides (beta-glucans) contained in chaga help maintain cell integrity and fight free radicals. Chaga is used in traditional Russian Folk Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine to support gastrointestinal health, and as a tonic to support overall health.
Chaga supports immune health to help you stay feeling your best and supports the body’s immune defenses to stay feeling healthy.
Chaga is typically and historically ingested as a tea,If you are using the cut chaga for the purpose of making a tea, you can re-brew your material a second time without loss to flavor or potency. Our chaga powder is milled from the entire sclerotia.