Inonotus obliquus
Chaga grows on birch trees at higher latitudes and altitudes. It looks like a burnt mass and is hard, black and has cracks throughout.
Our Chaga is wild harvested in Vermont.
Chaga is not eaten, but rather made into a tea or, for best results, used as a tincture.
CHAGA TINCTURE
Chaga is used to stimulate the immune system and may inhibit tumor growth.
Chaga is used to strengthen the lungs and soothe mucous build up.
Chaga contains oxalic, gallic, protocatechuic and p-hydroxybenzoic acids which have antioxidant, acidifying, neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. In other words, Chaga fights free radicals in the body so the cells in the body stay healthy.*
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249911/
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration
