Chaga Mushroom Extract Use For Functional Food And Food Additive

Chaga is thought of as the King of medicinal mushrooms. It has long been used in Siberia, Russia and the Nordic States as well as in Eastern medicine and is now gaining popularity in the West due to its reported health benefits and appealing taste in the form of Chaga tea. Easy to prepare and easy to add in to any diet, Chaga is a completely naturaly product with remarkable properties.

Chaga grows as a fungus on living Birch trees. Most typically found on Birch trees older than 40 years, the fungus results from a symbiotic infection. Once infected, it takes about 5 years until the Chaga can be harvested. During this time, the Chaga Mushroom actively draws nutrients from the tree, using them for its own growth and development.

The chemical components of Chaga extract include polysaccharides, inotoxin, inonotol, and various oxidized triterpenoids. The SOD (superoxide dismutase) contained in it is 55 times of Ganoderma lucidum, 23 times of Brazilian mushroom, 318 times of Phellinus linteus, 25 times of Hericium erinaceus, 31 times of Maitake mushroom.

Functions

1. Polysaccharides to enhance the immune system; treat cancer, liver, HIV virus and other anti bacterial and viral infections.

2. Betulinic acid to counter viral infections and tumors.

3. Triterpenes to lower cholesterol, improve digestion, detoxify the liver, treat hepatitis, chronic bronchits, coughs and asthma.

4. Germanium to cleanse the blood, normalize blood pressure and prevent tumors.

5. Other nucleosides, phytonutrients, minerals and amino acids such as Saponin, Magnesium, Chromium, Iron, Kalium, Beta-glucan, Inotodiol, Isoprenoid and others.