Chaga is not a mushroom cap but a hard, black growth on living birch. We buy it cleaned of wood, dried below 10% moisture and cut into chunks or tea cut.
Dried chaga is priced per kg online. Powder and hot-water or dual extracts are quoted to your specification and come with a certificate of analysis.
Scientific profile
Scientific name
Inonotus obliquus(Ach. ex Pers.) Pilát
Family
Hymenochaetaceae
Order
Hymenochaetales
Common names
Chaga, clinker polypore, birch conk
Ecology & habitat
A sterile, charcoal-like growth (sclerotium) on living birch in cold northern forests. Harvested from standing trees; slow-growing, so sustainable harvesting matters.
Appearance & flavour
Black cracked outer crust, rust-orange interior. Brewed as a mild, slightly vanilla-tasting tea.
Notable compounds
Betulin and betulinic acid (from birch), inotodiol, melanin pigments, polysaccharides. Chaga is high in oxalate.
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