The Western world is now beginning to study, evaluate, and test Chaga for the active compounds underlying its historically understood health benefits.  As with many other natural herbs, the modern scientific community is coming to understand that  supplements like Chaga, offer a complex balance of compounds, delivery of minerals, and co-factors more balanced to sustaining a healthy immune system. 

 

The primary natural compounds discovered in Chaga are a variety of triterpenes and sterols including Lanosterol, Ergosterol, Inotodiols, Saponins, and Polysaccharides.   The polysaccharide beta-glucan, also present in Chaga, is scientically proven to be an effective immune modulator by triggering immune system response.  Chaga contains the compound betulin, which is actually a compound from the birch tree that the Chaga fungus absorbs and concentrates.  This converts into betulinic acid which is being studied for a wide variety of effects on health maintenance.    

 

Scientific research regarding the effects of Chaga have centered around its long history of use in Asia as an immune system booster, and to promote good health as we age.  There is now more and more scientific research to support the claims of the folk uses.  Recent and definitive analytical work on Chaga, and arguably, the most well known Western research conducted on the use of Chaga has been performed by Dr. Kirsti Kahlos and her team at School of Pharmacology, at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Dr. Kahlos' team conducted studies validating many of the benefits documented for centuries in Asian Culture. 

 

For the purposes of educating our Customers, we have created a Online Research Center, providing many of the studies and research that is available on Chaga.