Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is an unusual-looking fungus found growing on living trees in cold climates – typically birch. This incredible mushroom offers significant health benefits that support immune health.

Winking Moose sells Alaska-grown, sustainably harvested chaga in tea bags, chunks and dual extract tincture form for your convenience. Our nutritious yet delectable beverage provides both healing and delicious results!

Boosts Immune System

Strengthening immunity has quickly become one of the trendiest health practices, and for good reason. Mushrooms like Chaga contain powerful antioxidants which can help the body defend itself from pathogens.

Studies conducted on mice treated with chaga extract showed increased stamina and endurance as well as reduced markers of oxidative stress, making chaga tea the ideal beverage to strengthen immunity and increase wellness.

This refreshing beverage is created from the innonotus obliquus mushroom (chaga). Chaga grows primarily on live birch trees in cold climates, acting like cancerous growth but drawing nutrients out of them for medicinal use. Our sustainable harvest comes from Kahiltna Birchworks homestead near Alaska’s Susitna Valley.

While most chaga is sold as chunks that require additional work to break apart for use in tea brewing, we offer finely chopped chaga to make it easier and quicker for you to create an energy-boosting cup of nutrient-rich tea that tastes deliciously satisfying and energizing – offering an ideal alternative to caffeinated drinks, sugary beverages or additives that could lead to obesity, diabetes or other health concerns.

Rich in Antioxidants

Chaga mushrooms are abundant with antioxidants, substances which protect the body against free radicals that contribute to premature aging and disease. Chaga boasts one of the highest antioxidant levels among foods, with an ORAC score nearly three times greater than acai berries. Chaga contains polyphenols such as gallic acid and inonoblins which stimulate endogenous antioxidant production such as superoxide dismutase that work by searching out and neutralizing free radicals and protecting from their damage.

Studies suggest that chaga could potentially aid in fighting cancer and improving immunity. While more research needs to be conducted, chaga tea provides many health benefits that make it an invaluable addition to any diet.

Mushrooms may not typically be considered superfoods, but chaga has gained notoriety among natural health advocates due to its abundance of essential vitamins and minerals such as A, B complex, D and E as well as calcium, iron zinc fiber. Furthermore it provides beta glucans, polyphenols and other compounds essential to human wellbeing.

While much of the chaga sold today is ground into powder for consumption via capsules or energy supplements, Alaskan foragers and healers still prepare it as an herbal tea using traditional practices involving steeping it for extended periods in water that has not reached boiling temperature to create an abundant source of nutrition-packed drinks.

Chaga has long been used by Alaskans, yet only recently made its way into mainstream consciousness. Now widely recognized as a powerful adaptogen that increases vitality and supports physical resilience against harsh arctic climate, as well as being revered as an anti-aging and immunomodulating powerhouse, capable of reducing inflammation, improving digestion and even helping prevent cancer – its many therapeutic properties make chaga an increasingly popular supplement that’s being taken globally.

Rich in Vitamins & Minerals

Chaga mushrooms contain vitamins B complex, C, D and E as well as calcium, iron zinc polysaccarides and many essential minerals – making it a powerhouse superfood that supports health in many different ways.

Siberia and Alaska have long utilized adaptogenic mushrooms as folk medicines; now more people in the West are discovering its immense health benefits. From tea to alcohol-based tincture forms, adaptogenic mushrooms have long been recognized for helping fight chronic illnesses while also supporting overall body wellness.

Chaga stands apart as the epitome of nutrition-packed natural food and beverages, boasting unmatched nutrient density. When consumed regularly, chaga has been shown to strengthen immune systems and combat diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Packed with anti-inflammatory beta-glucans and triterpenoid acids that help regulate inflammation while stimulating white blood cell production for increased white blood cell counts – these unique benefits make chaga an unparalleled powerhouse!

Chaga boasts powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds that make it one of the most potent natural antidotes on Earth. Not only can its anti-inflammatory compounds provide relief, but chaga also contains polyphenols and betulinic acid which act as natural protectors from free radical damage caused by free radicals. When combined with its immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory compounds it becomes one of the world’s strongest natural protectors against free radical damage.

Because chaga has such an unpleasant flavor and texture, its bitter taste and difficulty swallowing has often necessitated its being ground into powder for easier consumption. Furthermore, tea bags or energy supplements containing it may be sold and mixed into other beverages like coffee or hot chocolate for further consumption; although this method offers another way of intaking chaga’s nutritional properties. But to fully take advantage of its therapeutic effects brewing chaga yourself is the ideal method.

At Winking Moose, we make experiencing this potency mushroom easy for you. Our selection of Wild Alaska Chaga products – tea bags, chunks and dual extract tincture – contains 100% Alaska Chaga to support immune health in a natural and effective manner. These premium products can easily fit into daily routines to boost immunity.

Rich in Anti-Inflammatory Compounds

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) might look like an unassuming chunk of charcoal, but it contains many beneficial compounds that have significant health benefits. Chaga stands out as one of the richest sources of antioxidants with an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbency Capacity) score approaching 150,000–this free radical-scavenging power makes chaga an excellent natural health supplement.

Antioxidants help combat oxidative stress, which has been linked to numerous chronic health conditions and diseases including cancer and heart disease. Chaga contains beta-glucans that may also help counter low-level inflammation that leads to arthritis or other chronic ailments.

Chaga contains many important vitamins and nutrients for immune support as well as anti-inflammatory benefits; among these are calcium, copper, potassium, iron and polyphenols thought to reduce inflammation; betulinic acid has also been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties.

The Winking Moose currently offers Wild Alaska Chaga tea in various formats such as tea bags, loose ground tea and chunks as well as dual extract tincture for daily supplementation to maximize health benefits. The latter can be easily added to hot beverages to maximize effectiveness.

Though relatively unfamiliar in Western culture, chaga has long been used in Siberia by indigenous populations who live longer and healthier lives as a result. Powdered chaga can be added to stews or soups or made into tea using this ground mushroom.

Chaga mushrooms are easy to find in the woodlands of Fairbanks and best harvested when temperatures fall between -20 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit, when their nutritional and enzyme contents are at their highest.

Keep this in mind the next time you enjoy an herbal beverage: its powers could come from Alaska’s birch trees where chaga fungus thrives, which contains antioxidants with healing power to fight inflammation and boost your immune system. So the next time you sit down to sip on tea, think of this natural superfood as your new companion!