Chaga Mushroom

Description:

Known as the "King of Medicinal Mushrooms", Chaga has an irregularly shaped, cracked, black outer surface, which looks like burnt charcoal. This hard, black surface is called the sclerotium. The sclerotium is a mass of mycelium that is black because it contains large amounts of melanin. Internally, the tissue is softer and cork-like with a rusty yellow-brown color.

Habitat:

Growing out of a wound on a yellow birch tree.

Notes:

Chaga is nutrient-dense, and has many medicinal uses, including its potentially significant anti-cancer properties. Studies show that it may slow the growth of cancer and cause tumor cells to self-destruct.