Chaga - The Tree Fungus Herbal Powerhouse! | Full Herbal Lesson

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There's a parasitic fungus growing on your birch trees...and you should be really excited! I'm talking about Chaga, a black, woody lump that really can change your life.

In the world of herbal remedies, few species can claim the same level of medicinal diversity and utility as the Chaga mushroom, scientifically known as Inonotus obliquus. Nestled in the Hymenochaetaceae family, Chaga goes by many monikers, including clinker polypore, cinder conk, black mass, birch mushroom, and true tinder fungus ( Not to be confused with all those PRETEND tinder fungi!). This enigmatic mushroom, with its myriad health benefits, is taking the wellness world by storm.

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[NDCntrygrl]

I was told by the naturopath at City Of Hope to take 5 different kinds of mushrooms, including chaga during chemo to help my immunity. 😮

[aleciawalker]

We use chaga a lot as it grows prolifically in our area here in Alaska. I typically take it as a tincture but do also make tea out of it. I haven’t tried adding ground chaga to my smoothie yet but I’m going to try that soon. My friends an family use my chaga tincture for immune support and to assist in reducing inflammation. They swear by it! Thank you!

[rough-hewnhomestead]

Thank you for sharing about chaga! We harvest and use it here in WV. In our home, we keep a crock pot of chaga "tea" (I think it drinks more like coffee--yum!) going all winter long. We dry the chaga and carefully chip it into pieces of about 1-2" and use a few of those in a 6-7 quart crock pot of on low or warm setting. We have been drinking it for several years and enjoy it.

[nikkid]

🙄You're my new spirit guide😂 I binge watch obsessively! You've put the stamp of approval on all of my research. You and Plantain were my portals to this magical dream that my soul was searching for. I'm now overwhelmed with possibilities. The weeds I wanted gone for decades are now the backbone of my 5th yr food forest, farm therapy, healing oasis. I harvested so much this yr I have to dedicate a room for my apothecary...and as soon as the sun comes up I'll be skipping through the snow, to the middle of my garden to get some chaga from my 1 weeping birch. I thought for sure this is one I wouldn't have but mornings are research and the teacher showed up🥰 I feel like a witch in the Canadian woods😄 My kinda crazy has been healing myself and others. I need a reason to get a cauldron 🤭😏it could be huge if I use it for outside, maple syrup processing(1st yr/'23) I can't thank you enough! I'm ridiculously giddy and in awe of nature everyday❤

[Kazwellian]

Thank you for the helpful info!
I do wish there were more medical professionals with knowledge of herbs as well as pharmaceuticals so patients could have a wider variety of remedies to choose from.

[JustanotherMainer]

I don’t know who takes a look at that thing growing on a tree and says “hey! Why don’t we eat that and see what it does?” It nasty looking! Great info Doc, thanks!

[debbiejahnke]

Oh cool. I’m a mushroom hunter. Never found chaga though. Reishi (ganoderma tsugi) Turkey tail and a lot of edible ones. I also brew with wild yeast now. And lactofermenting.

[timothylongmore]

I've been foraging chaga, reishi, and artist conks for years and use them all. I make and sell tinctures of all of these also. I've probably shipped medicinal mushroom to every state including Hawaii. Made a lot of friends and hopefully helped some people. I've had big players try to recruit me to supply their chaga factories but always turned them down. Right now I do it to suppliment my income and supply myself with fresh safe mushrooms. Teaching myself to grow the ones I can't find in the woods also.

[TandBKount]

I love powdered chaga in my coffee. It adds a depth of coffee flavor without the acidity. When I want a break from coffee/caffeine, I add it to my decaffeinated coffee. I love it both ways. I alone consume about 6oz per year in my coffee. I feel it helps keep me healthier and less "cold/seasonal allergy" type of symptoms. I live in Central TX and it's been a huge help. Seasonal Allergies are a daily occurrence here.

[nicholaslane]

I find that after takeing 25 To 50 % of the conk and then i revisit next season or 2 and have found that it grows back quicker and bigger some of my biggest harvests have been revisiting trees i harvested from years ago 🍄❤️

[nicholaslane]

I find it helps my type 1 diabetes (autoimmune) just take i few units less of insulin on days i make my chaga rieshi turkey tail tea this tea has helped so many health conditions and after years of drinking chaga I've never had any negative affects

[carpathus]

I drink chaga tea during the winter in combination with white or green tea as a prophylactic then give it a break for summer in favor of Topo Chico. Cheers!

[pammentzer]

Great video! Wonderful info.
A forager friend of mine slipped me a "dime bag" full of Chaga awhile ago and I feel much more confident in using it now! 😊

[maritariese]

Found some really large chagas and got parts of them down with an ax
So due to yr excellent info I will try now. I will not sue u if it fails. Greetings from Sweden.❤

[jonebner]

We are trying to see if we can afford for my wife to take your herbalist courses so we want to find out what type of payments can be made prior to purchase but when I go to checkout, and clicked on “affirm” to see if we can afford the payments AND for any stipulations, it says that I have to click that I read the terms and conditions but the terms and conditions aren’t showing up.
I don’t want to buy anything without knowing what I am signing. Thank you, in advance, for your reply.
My wife and I are old, but it’s never too late to learn and we FINALLY woke up to the knowledge that all these plants are a gift from God!!! I thought that most things were weeds until now. Hallelujah that we now know!!!

[BlessingsfromNorthIdaho]

Thanks for the information Doc. I’ll show this to my husband so when he’s out cutting wood on our property he can be on the lookout for some. I’m taking your herbal course and I’m learning so much, it’s very interesting.

[mizzkathryn]

Thank you so much Dr Jones. I shared this on my Facebook page as I always do.

[Metaphysics-for-life]

MUD WTR Gold has Chaga and other mushrooms in it. I drink it every morning.

[debbieguthrie]

I need more patients, I googled the antilipidemic and then you explained it. Not gonna be my word of the day

[corinnasmarr]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I love learning from you!!