Functional and Medicinal Mushrooms: Chaga mushroom benefits including boost of energy and substitute of coffee

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 In the next few month we are going to discuss some of the most useful mushrooms which are known to have different benefits and used for centuries in many cultures and you can find them easily online or in your local store


Today we are going to discuss: 

Chaga Mushroom (Latin name: Inononutus obliquus)

Commonly used in cold climates such as Siberia and some part of Asia where it grows easily



Benefits


- Lowers blood sugar

- Very high in fibre and antioxidants (one of the highest concentration) 

- Reduces long term inflammation and fights harmful bacteria and fungi 

- Good amount of Calcium, Iron and Rubidium

- Supporting the immune system 


Taste

Available as a tea or powder or even pills, the taste range goes from Chinese herbal tea to regular coffee, that's why can be used as a substitute since has similar effects exactly like caffeine or even better

The aftertaste reminds of vanilla since it has similar compounds that are exactly the one you can find in the vanilla beans 

This one cannot be eaten like other regular culinary mushroom so the above options are the best one so far


Side effects

- To avoid if you suffer of low blood glucose, because this one reduces the levels even more

- To avoid if you suffer of any blood clotting condition (or taking any related medication)



In Conclusion:


This mushroom can be used mostly as a drink especially as a substitute of coffee not only for its taste but also due to the boost of energy that this drinks can give, but without the side effects of caffeine.

Furthermore the boost in your immune system and lowering the blood glucose are two great benefits in the long term by using this mushroom extract on a daily basis \

If buying this online where is easier to find just make sure that has been harvested and not cultivated because it might lose some of the nutritional values 


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