Chaga is a world-class medicinal mushroom with important adaptogenic properties. It is even called “the Mushroom of Immortality.”
Here are five lesser-known benefits of chaga:
- The triterpenes in chaga cause tumor cells to self-destruct, without harmful effects on healthy cells.
- In TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), chaga is known for Tonifying the Kidneys and Liver.
- The bark of birch trees contains betulin, a compound used in cancer treatments. However, betulin cannot be safely used when extracted from birch trees. Chaga absorbs and synthesizes the betulin from the bark and transforms it into a safe form for human consumption.
- Chaga pulls aluminum, a heavy metal, out of the body.
- Tests on cells obtained from 20 healthy volunteers and 20 people with inflammatory bowel diseases (such as Chron’s or IBS) showed that when those cells were treated with chaga extract there was a reduction in the impact of oxidative stress, thereby reducing the development of inflammatory bowel diseases.
