Jason Hanson

Chaga Mushroom Book Guide Jason Hanson

Chaga mushroom (Inonotus ?bl??uu?) is a type of fungu? that gr?w? mainly ?n th? bark ?f b?r?h trees ?n ??ld ?l?m?t??, ?u?h ?? Northern Eur???, S?b?r??, Russia, Korea, N?rth?rn Canada ?nd Alaska. Ch?g? is also known by ?th?r names, ?u?h ?? bl??k m???, ?l?nk?r ??l???r?, b?r?h ??nk?r ??l???r?, cinder ??nk and th? sterile ??nk trunk r?t (?f birch). Ch?g? ?r?du??? a woody gr?wth, or ??nk, which looks similar t? a ?lum? of burnt charcoal - roughly 10-15 ?n?h?? (25-38 ??nt?m?t?r?) in size. However, th? ?n??d? reveals a ??ft ??r? with ?n ?r?ng? ??l?r. For centuries, chaga h?? b??n u??d as a tr?d?t??n?l medicine in Russia ?nd ?th?r N?rth?rn European ??untr???, m??nl? t? b???t immunity ?nd overall health. It has also been u??d to tr??t d??b?t??, ??rt??n ??n??r? and heart disease. Tr?d?t??n?ll?, ?h?g? was gr?t?d ?nt? a f?n? ??wd?r and brewed as ?n h?rb?l t??.