Birch chaga mushroom

Often for the unique healing qualities and useful properties of the mushroom, chaga is called a "miracle remedy" for many brushes and misfortunes. Birch chaga fungus is a special type of fungus that belongs to the group of sterile organisms, i. e. infertile. The chaga fungus grows on birch trees and belongs to the species Trutovico chamfered (Latin Inonotus obliquus). The people call the chaga mushroom nothing more than "black birch mushroom. " The name fully reflects the appearance of the chaga mushroom.

Birch mushroom really grows most often on birches. However, some varieties of chaga fungus feel great living on the trunks of alder, elm, beech, mountain ash or maple. The beneficial properties of the chaga mushroom are so important that often birch mushroom is part of medicines that help in the treatment of severe forms of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, as a result of recent studies, the unique benefits of the chaga mushroom for the human body were revealed.

As it turned out, the chemical composition of the chaga fungus contains organically active natural compounds that help prevent the occurrence, as well as the development of malignant cancers. It is also noteworthy that the chaga mushroom is a pathogenic organism for the plant and a healing agent for humans. Usually, the birch fungus chaga develops at the site of penetration under the bark of the parasite tree and the fungus called Inonotus obliquus.

In structure and appearance, the birch chaga fungus resembles an irregular dark growth that reaches 40 cm in diameter and usually does not exceed 15 cm in thickness. The color of the chaga mushroom is uniform at first glance. However, the dark color of the mushroom body, covered with numerous shallow cracks, changes closer to the tree trunk to brown. Chaga mushroom is distributed in the forests of the Russian Federation, as well as in the territory of most states, both near and far abroad.

In addition to the Eurasian states, the chaga mushroom grows in Korea and the United States. Chaga mushroom is eaten, and also used as a powerful medicine and not only in recipes for traditional medicine. Chaga mushrooms are harvested in winter or early spring. It is much easier to notice birch mushroom on trees without green foliage. The useful properties of birch mushroom chaga are due to the unique vitamin-mineral composition of the product.

The chemical composition of the chaga fungus contains a large amount of potassium, as well as formic, oily, sorrel, acetic and paroxybenzoic acids. In addition, chaga mushrooms contain polysaccharides, fiber of natural origin, as well as phenols and other natural compounds important for the human body.