Functional Mushrooms
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) — Wild-Harvested Birch-Sourced
The antioxidant heavyweight. Polysaccharide + melanin content.
About this product
Wild-harvested chaga extract sourced from birch trees in northern climates (where the polysaccharide content is highest). Chaga is technically a parasitic fungal mass, not a typical fruiting body — it's harvested from living birch trunks. Sustainability matters: only buy from harvesters who leave at least 20% of the conk for regeneration.
Ingredients
- Wild-harvested chaga extract (8:1)
Suggested use
500-2,000 mg daily. Often consumed as a coffee-substitute hot drink.
Documented compounds + citations
Every claim links to peer-reviewed literature. We do not make medical claims; we report what the published science describes.
Antioxidant activity (ORAC + polysaccharide research)
Glamoclija et al. (2015). Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of Inonotus obliquus. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 162:323-332.