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(Inontus Obliquus) (Wild Local) This is a 100% local wild Chaga. Chaga is one of my favorite fungi (technically not a mushroom, but a sclerotia) medicinally used.  It is great as an energy source alternative to caffeine.  I like to mix it with coffee too, it helps stabilize energy for the rest of the day, instead of crashing in the middle of the afternoon with coffee. I actually have taken caffeine out my diet completely. I drink chaga tea with cacao powder and other herbs and spices, and it’s plenty of good clean energy.  No sweats, no anxiety, no irritability, and no crashes. Chaga also has minerals and antioxidants in it, and it is good for helping regulate cardiovascular health. Study Highlights: Anticancer/antitumor benefits [1][2] Antioxidant and Antimicrobial[1] Antiviral against HSV, Hepatitis C, and HIV [3][4][5] Anti-Diabetic, Increases Insulin Sensitivity[6] Anti-Fatigue [7] Anti-Parasitic[8] Neuroprotective[9] What is Chaga? Chaga is a fungus that primarily parasitizes birch as well as other hardwood trees. Technically not a mushroom but a sclerotium or hardened mass of mycelia. It grows in colder climates ranging from Northern Europe, Asia, Siberia, Russia, Northern Canada, Korea, and North America.[10] What are its health benefits and history of use? Chaga has been used by humans for a very long time, and is rumored to have been carried by the oldest preserved human specimen, “Otzi the Iceman”, for use in transporting fire embers. It has a documented history of use by the Khanty people of West Siberia.[11] In Chinese medicine it’s referred to as the “King of Herbs” —————— [1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25576897/ [2] https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1534735418757912# [3] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25069286/ [4] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22462058/ [5] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26182655/ [6]https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ptr.5131 [7]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0141813020310618 [8]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813018338819 [9] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141813019304672 [10] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755195/?fbclid=IwAR0kbQR6EFXe2xtEIrSzq3x3qW05VQz57gY5vtVmksZspPQRPJUs7PjJLi0 [11] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/037887419190003V