Enjoy the nutritionally dense benefits of wild Alaska Chaga with these tea bags from Alaska Chaga Tea Company. Each package of 20 contains Alaskan Chaga harvested from birch trees near latitude 65 N, boasting one of the highest antioxidant potencies available today.

Functional mushrooms offer numerous health advantages that may help regulate key bodily processes or increase mental performance. It is always wise to consult a healthcare provider prior to adding new supplements into your wellness regime.

Benefits

Mushroom tea is one of the latest health trends that you may have come across recently. Concocted using an immune-enhancing variety of mushroom, it offers natural energy boost without caffeine like coffee does – something mushroom enthusiasts often recommend as stress relief and to help balance body energy levels.

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a woody fungus found on birch trees in cold climates like Russia, Alaska, northern Canada and Europe. With a grayish hue that closely resembles burnt tree bark, Chaga draws nutrition from its host tree but also contains minerals and antioxidants with medicinal benefits that make this woody species so desirable as an addition to supplements or tea infusions.

Chaga tea is an exquisite combination of sweetness, earthiness and energy – an excellent alternative to coffee and enjoyed both hot and cold! Chaga can help detoxify and protect liver function as well as stimulating digestive activity while providing vitamin C, potassium and zinc benefits.

Chaga contains high concentrations of antioxidants that protect against free radical damage, helping strengthen the immune system and possibly slowing down aging processes. Furthermore, it contains fiber and beneficial polysaccharides.

This mushroom is a powerhouse of nutrients and an adaptogenic herb, meaning it helps the body adapt to changing circumstances and stressors more easily. As such, it serves as an immune booster, balancer tonic and energy booster, perfect for taking on its own or when combined with other herbs for maximum effectiveness.

Chaga not only contains antioxidants but is also an anti-inflammatory, helping reduce inflammation and relieving pain from conditions like arthritis. Chaga may even help prevent and treat cancer as it has the ability to inhibit tumor growth.

No matter your experience level with mushroom foraging, creating chaga tea is a simple way to reap its many health benefits. All it requires is boiling water and can be taken both hot and cold – for added convenience there are pre-packaged bags available from stores or online retailers that make preparation even simpler!

Preparation

Alaska is home to many edible wild plants and fungi, often overlooked by visitors searching for blueberries or fireweed. Alaska’s hunter-gatherer culture celebrates foraging; locals can often be seen walking through mountains, woods and hillsides with baskets or backpacks in search of chaga – an energy-dense mushroom that can be brewed into tea that contains many essential vitamins and medicinal properties – unlike most tea preparation methods requiring boiling hot water as the starting point.

Storage

Chaga is a woody conk that forms on birch trees in cold climates and is packed with over 215 beneficial compounds, such as antioxidants, beta-glucans, triterpenoids and melanin. Chaga boasts iron, calcium, magnesium potassium zinc as well as numerous other minerals as well as essential vitamins and enzymes – helping boost immunity while simultaneously lowering blood sugar levels. Susitna Valley Naturals of Talkeetna Alaska responsibly harvests and packages their product.

Dried Chaga Chunks come sealed in a resealable bag to ensure maximum freshness, and can be used for tea, coffee or tinctures. Each package weighs 4 oz.

Chaga fungus can only be found in Alaska’s wild forests and can only be found as woody conks on living birch trees, unlike other medicinal mushrooms that grow as mycelium on nonliving logs. Chaga can live for 20 years before producing grapefruit-sized chunks suitable for harvesting; harvesting should occur between -20 and -40degF so as to maintain maximum nutrients and antioxidant concentration.