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Chaga Mushroom | Dual Extract | Wild Harvested
✧ What is Chaga Mushroom?
Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a slow growing fungus that gathers on the trunks of birch trees in the cold forests of the Northern Hemisphere. It is dark, almost black on the outside, with a deep amber heart. The indigenous peoples of Siberia, Korea, Mongolia and Northern Europe have steeped chaga as a tea for generations, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Russian folk herbalism it has long been valued for its grounding, restorative qualities. Chaga is sometimes called the king of medicinal mushrooms, though it is technically a conk rather than a true mushroom.
For the fuller story of chaga and the birch forest, read our guide: Chaga Mushroom: The King of Antioxidants from the Birch Forest.
✧ What is a Dual Extract, and why does it matter?
Chaga's most valuable compounds sit in two different places within the conk. Water soluble polysaccharides, including the well studied beta glucans, release into hot water. Fat soluble compounds, including the triterpenes and chaga's signature dark phenolic compounds, only release into alcohol. A simple ground powder offers neither in meaningful concentration, because the chitin walls are too tough for the body to break down. A dual extract performs both extractions and concentrates the result at a 10:1 ratio, in a form your body can actually absorb.
To see how dual extraction compares with ordinary mushroom powder, read: Dual Extract vs Regular Mushroom Powder: What Is the Difference?
✧ What's in our Chaga?
Ingredients
100% Pure - Chaga Dual Extract
- 10:1 dual-extracted (water and alcohol) full spectrum extract, produced from wild-harvested Chaga (Inonotus obliquus)
- The true wild conk, never lab-grown mycelium
- Wild harvested from birch forests
- Free from fillers, preservatives, bulking agents, and humectants
Product carefully sourced from China. Click here for info on our sourcing policy. Tested for purity. View the Certificate of Analysis.
✧ Where does our Chaga come from?
Our chaga is wild harvested from the cold birch forests of the Changbai Mountains in northeastern China, on the border with North Korea, gathered in winter when the antioxidant compounds are at their richest. Only the woody, mature growths are taken, leaving the rest of the conk to continue its slow life on the host tree. This is the traditional way of gathering chaga, with care for the forest and the next harvest. We work directly with our supplier to verify origin, harvest method and batch quality.
✧ How do you take Chaga Extract?
A daily serving is one gram, roughly half a level teaspoon. Stir into warm water, plant milk or your morning coffee, or add it to a smoothie or elixir blend. As a dual extract it is best stirred into hot water; some of the fat-soluble compounds may not fully dissolve, which is normal. It can also be sprinkled into hot foods or salad. There is no brewing or steeping needed, the work has already been done in the extraction. Begin with one daily serving and adjust as you learn how your body responds.
Many enjoy chaga as a daily foundation, paired with our Reishi, Lion's Mane or Cordyceps. Explore the full range of Medicinal Mushroom extracts.
✧ What does Chaga taste like?
Chaga has a soft, earthy flavour with a hint of vanilla and a warmth that lingers, closer to a mild forest tea than to coffee. In warm water it produces a deep amber drink with a gentle, lightly bitter finish. Many customers find chaga blends beautifully with cacao, cinnamon or a touch of honey, and it pairs naturally with reishi and other tonic herbs. It is unsweetened, single ingredient, with no flavourings added.
