The chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) has a long history in folk medicine traditions throughout Russia and many Baltic nations.
The medicinal mushroom is still popular in Russia after being used for centuries to treat a number of ailments, including tumors, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
Western researchers are now examining chaga for its potential to treat a variety of conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease and some forms of cancer.
As the popularity of this medicinal mushroom grows, more suppliers are entering the market with chaga for sale. But not all chaga supplements are of the same quality.



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Chaga mushroom products are sold by many vendors, but without internationally standardized quality control protocols it can be difficult to select a reputable supplier.
The best chaga is wild-harvested, meaning people have to forage in the forest to find and harvest the mushroom. Because of the work involved in harvesting chaga, some sellers use other fungi, such as tinder cork, in chaga supplements.
The mushroom is sold by weight and some harvesters also inject the mushroom with water to artificially inflate its value.
Another reasons to ensure you are buying from a reputable supplier is that chaga can be harvested incorrectly – from dead trees – which means the mushroom has gone bad and lacks the possible health benefits.
In the face of these potential challenges it is especially important to do your homework and find a reputable supplier with quality chaga for sale.
Finding the Best Chaga for Sale
Inonotus obliquus grows as a parasitic fungus on hardwood trees, particularly the white birch. The fungus is slow growing and often does not reach maturity for seven years.
As it is growing it takes in valuable constituents from the tree, such as minerals, vitamins, betulinic acid, flavonoids, antioxidants and more than 200 other potentially therapeutic phytochemicals.
When properly harvested, chaga mushrooms are removed from living birch trees and then processed into different forms for consumption. Chaga is either sold as the whole mushroom (or chunks of mushroom), as a ground powder, or as a tincture. Ground chaga powder can be used to make tea, fill capsules, or make tinctures.
Depending on the form of chaga, dosage will vary. For instance, tea bags often contain approximately 1,500mg of ground powder while capsules contain, on average, 400 mg.
Many prefer to purchase the mushroom in whole form because it is easier to verify its identity and make sure it was properly harvested. It can also be more cost effective to buy bulk chaga; making your own chaga tea can cost as little as six cents per cup.
If you opt to buy chaga supplements, the polysaccharide content can be used as a good benchmark for quality: look for supplements with a 30 percent polysaccharide content or higher. Be sure to look for any filler included in the supplement – such as tinder conk – because this will impact its efficacy.
How to Stay Away from Counterfeit Products
Take some time to perform due diligence when shopping online or in local health food stores. Not all chaga for sale comes from established, reputable businesses.
In some cases, overnight operations pop up, set up a website and attempt to capitalize on selling counterfeit chaga online. These operations can disappear almost instantly (if authorities are ever alerted), having already made a profit.
Follow some of the tips below to help avoid purchasing knock-offs.
Tips for Choosing the Best Chaga Suppliers
Chaga supplements are in high international demand and there are good quality products available – you simply have to exercise savvy shopping habits to find them.
Don’t hesitate to ask a business for its credentials.
For instance, do they have any official FDA-approved accreditations or a business license? Do they provide a Certificate of Authenticity from a third-party lab that follows appropriate standards for testing?
Look for a professional website that clearly displays relevant contact information and use that information to actually make contact with the organization. Send an email and see how long it takes to receive a response. Is the response professional when it arrives?
Call the customer service number provided and see if the representative is knowledgeable, professional, friendly and helpful. Do some searching online and look for testimonials from other customers who have bought the chaga products you are considering.
Reputable, trustworthy chaga sellers will have all of this information readily available for prospective buyers.
Look for quality assurance stamps on the product descriptions. Is it certified organic? Has it been wild harvested or farmed? What preserving processes, if any, has the chaga undergone from harvest to delivery?
Understanding these variables will go a long way toward making you relax and feel confident about your purchasing choices.
You may also want to ask the organization with chaga for sale what it does to ensure the sustainability of future harvests. Inquire about their experience with wild-harvesting chaga and other mushrooms. How many years has the supplier been selling health supplements?
These sorts of questions will go a long way to separate quality suppliers from less established operations.
Buyer Beware: Buying the Best Chaga Available
It is important that buyers remain aware of the challenges they may face when attempting to buy chaga mushrooms or supplements. Some chaga comes from countries with weak regulations and underdeveloped quality control standards. This means that inferior or counterfeit products may find their way into the marketplace.
By taking a little extra time you are more likely to find chaga for sale from reputable suppliers.
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Article last updated on: May 4th, 2018 by Nootriment
2 Comments
MY MOTHER SUFFERS FROM DEMENTIA. I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT CHAGA WOULD HELP. I WANT TO KNOW FROM WHICH SUPPLIER I SHOULD BUY. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE OF HELP TO HER? I ALSO HAVE SLEEP PROBLEMS, WILL THIS HELP?
I am not sure about it helping Dementia. This helps with higher energy levels so it may not help you sleep better. Just depends on what is causing your sleep issues. I would Highly recommend getting this from http://www.myrealchaga.com. I helped create this site. I know exactly how it is processed, where and how this was shipped and how it is currently being stored. ALL of it is very important! You could buy Chaga harvested right, processed right, and then they allow it to get over 75 degress and its ruined..
or they add Alcohol and we all know that’s not good for you immune system. There are several Good Chagas out there. I wanted the site to reflect the Realest Chaga you can buy!