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In Asian folklore, Chaga's applications are diverse, including building up the immune system; combating respiratory ailments caused by viruses and bacteria; detoxifying the liver, kidney and spleen; stimulating the central nervous system; improving skin color and elasticity and restoring youthful looks. Today, in Japan, Chaga has become very popular among women as a remedy for pigment spots and wrinkles, thanks to new Japanese scientist, fundamental research on the birch-tree-fungus, Chaga.
For thousands of years "Siberian" Chaga was revered throughout the known world particularly in China, Japan, Russia, Manchuria and Asia Minor. Chaga is documented in the earliest known journal of Oriental Medicine, "Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing" in 100 BC as "The King of Herbs" and a "Gift from God". This journal is now considered the foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Chaga is also referred to in Asian culture as the "Mushroom of Immortality".
Chaga was used for centuries in many Eastern European countries including Russia, as a folk remedy for many forms of degenerative diseases, respiratory diseases, arthritis, stomach and digestive ailments, blood and cardiovascular disorders, blood sugar disorders and viral infections.
The international scientific community has begun significant research of Chaga's immense health benefits. Medical research has shown Chaga to be effective as an anti-tumor agent in in-vitro studies of cell cultures. Chaga activates the immune system and is a biological response modifier.
In Russia and Eastern Europe, Chaga is approved by the Russian Medical Research Council and has been used for centuries for its effects on good health, immunity, balancing metabolism, tumor growth, cardiovascular disorders, and degenerative disorders including cancer. Mushroom extracts can be considered some of the first nutraceuticals - food concentrated into medicinal form.
Siberian Chaga is considered by many medical researches as one of nature's perfect medicinal herbs. For the past 44 years, modern scientific studies and clinical trials involving Chaga-based products have demonstrated efficacy on hormonal, immune, oncological, aging, endocrine, digestive, and central nervous system disorders.
Scientists worldwide are now discovering the healing abilities of this ancient and noble remedy. In the past there have been numerous scientific research publications devoted to Chaga and its beneficial . This supports the belief that medicinal mushrooms are a valuable source of nutritional substances acting as potent biological modifiers.
It is estimated that Wild Siberian Chaga contains :
- 215 Phytonutrients
- Ergo sterol (a Vitamin D2 precursor)
- Complex immune activating compounds, especially a high concentration of melanin
- Many forms of Beta Glucans (Complex sugars called Polysaccharides)
- Saponins, Sterols, Triterpenes, Betulinic Acid, SOD (superoxide dismutase)
- Contains Amino Acid Complexes (proteins) and other trace minerals
- Melanin, a powerful biological response modifier and DNA protector
- Extremely high antioxidant values measured by ORAC, HORAC and SORAC scales
- Has been shown to increase human Natural Killer (NK) Cell activity by up to 300%
Chaga contains a complex "cocktail" of phytonutrients and immune activating compounds such as Beta Glucans (Complex Carbohydrates) or Polysaccharides also found in Algae, Yeast, Oats, etc. Chaga's Beta Glucan - polysaccharides are a potent immune activator. Many animal studies attest to its potent anti-viral and anti-tumor effects. The Beta Glucans are powerful immune boosters that work by stimulating the body's ability to set up cellular defenses. Beta Glucans are largely responsible for modulating immune deficiencies, viral, bacteria and parasitic diseases, as well as hormonal imbalance and aid in the prevention of oncogenesis.
Siberian Chaga has 29 beta fractions. It contains Saponins, Sterols, Triterpenes, SOD, Protein and Amino Acid Complexes and other Trace Minerals. Siberian Chaga contains 215 Phytonutrients as compared with Lingzhi or Reishi with 180, and can be used in synergy with chemotherapy.
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