Only the best of mushrooms! Our USA medical ORGANIC CHAGA capsule contains organic ash bark mushroom extract, standardized to more than 30% polysaccharides! For extra absorption, we added valuable acerola extract!
When creating our product, we focused on using only the valuable extract of the mushroom instead of the mushroom powder, thus we can provide a pure and high-quality dietary supplement for those who are looking for the true essence of the mushroom, which contains concentrated polysaccharide active ingredients!
Why are our USA medical ORGANIC CHAGA mushroom extract capsules completely different compared to other mushroom products? Because:
- contains only the best of mushrooms! "11:1" ratio extract with concentrated active ingredient content!
- compared to the powder, the extract has about 10 times the polysaccharide concentration
- it is not a powder, but a concentrated extract with more than 30% polysaccharide content
- it is made using only organic mushrooms from organic cultivation, which is checked and certified by the German LACON Gmbh
- extra fine grinding to release the active ingredients and thus for excellent absorption
- it is made with the gentlest production method: the extract is obtained from the mushroom powder exclusively by extraction with hot water, without the use of alcohol
- with the added acerola, we made it even more effective, as its extract helps the polysaccharides to be more strongly absorbed, and in addition, there is no need to use a separate acerola preparation alongside the mushroom capsule
- does not contain grain or prohibited mycelium at all, the extract is made exclusively from the powdered mushroom body
Unfortunately, many mushroom powder products contain mycelium ("root" structure) instead of the mushroom fruiting body. Moreover, these products mainly contain the grain on which the mycelium grows. It is an unnecessary filler with a low active ingredient content.
How is USA medical organic mushroom extract made? Careful harvesting, gentle processing!
In order to preserve the important polysaccharides, the mushrooms are dried in different ways depending on the type and condition immediately after the careful harvest: partly by sun drying, in the case of more sensitive mushrooms, in a traditional drying system. In the plants, the wood used for breeding is used as fuel, and the ash is used as fertilizer in the fields. The almost complete processing and recycling of materials was also an important objective from the point of view of sustainability.
At the end of the drying phase, the fruiting bodies of the medicinal mushrooms are ground. Grinding processes also differ depending on the type of mushroom. Some types of mushrooms, due to their nature, require pretreatment with coarse grinding or several grinding steps in order to achieve the desired fineness.
The extraction process
The extremely fine powder is obtained with the particularly effective "shellbroken" process, during which the cell walls of the mushrooms are broken. After processing, the particle size of our powder is less than 0.125 mm, which is why it is of exceptionally high quality and biologically usable.
Thanks to this fine grinding, the ingredients can be absorbed particularly well in the body. Coarse powder and ground meal are hardly suitable for dietary supplement intake, since it is difficult for our body to utilize the ingredients in this form. For example, teas can be made from crushed medicinal mushrooms. The extraction, which is done using hot water, ensures that the important components are bioavailable from the mushroom extract. During the subsequent filtration and centrifugation, fibers and other water-insoluble substances are lost. From 100 kg of dried mushrooms used, only 6-20 kg of extract remains after extraction, depending on the type of mushroom.
The mushroom powders that form the basis of the extracts also contain polysaccharides. However, both the quantity and biological utilization of these important substances are lower compared to extracts. The general composition and variety of nutrients make the mushroom powders used for teas so interesting.
In the case of extracts, the focus is on the high polysaccharide content. During the complicated and lengthy extraction process, the polysaccharides are released from the cell wall of the mushrooms, making them bioavailable. Polysaccharides include, for example, beta-D-glucans, which, like other polysaccharides, are the focus of many international studies.
Get to know the CHAGA mushroom better!
Chaga, or ash bark mushroom in Hungarian, has been a known food for centuries, especially in Northern Europe, America and Asia. According to legend, the Grand Duke of Kiev was born in the 11th and 12th centuries. In the 19th century, he regularly drank the Chaga mushroom decoction. The chaga mushroom, which prefers a cool climate, is a real swamp dweller. It likes deciduous trees in the forest areas of Russia, Poland and Scandinavia, as well as Canada and Japan. The chagá mushroom, which grows on birch trees, has been collected by the local population for centuries and, for example, it was used to make tea.
The chaga mushroom, or its scientific name Inonotus obliquus, stands out with its large, black "rock-like appearance" on birch trees. Because it has a very high melanin content, the outside turns a deep black color when exposed to sunlight, while the inside remains a bright orange color. This fungus is so dark that in the wild it might look more like a lump of mud than a mushroom.
It doesn't taste like regular mushrooms. Although rarely consumed whole due to its bitter but slightly vanilla flavor, the dried and powdered chaga mushroom has grown in popularity as an ingredient in coffees, teas, and dietary supplements. It is also high in fiber and low in calories.
Nutritional content of chaga mushroom
Above all, polysaccharides such as beta-glucans and various minerals such as potassium, sodium and manganese make the chaga mushroom popular as a supplement to a balanced diet. Known as the shaman's mushroom, chaga appears again and again in the media touting its many positive physiological effects. Mushrooms, typically found in Siberia, have historically been used to boost immunity because they are full of antioxidants.
The chaga mushroom contains many nutrients and active ingredients that support health: B-complex vitamins, vitamin D, potassium, rubidium, cesium, amino acids, copper, selenium, zinc, iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium.
What are polysaccharides?
Polysaccharides are one of the most powerful and well-known active ingredients of mushrooms, they are long-chain carbohydrates that consist of various monosaccharides. Most of the polysaccharides are embedded in the chitin matrix from the cell wall of fungi. Soaking the extra finely ground mushroom powder in hot water increases the bioavailability of the hot water-soluble immunomodulating polysaccharides.
In fact, mushroom polysaccharides are such powerful bioactive substances that it has led health experts to focus on mushrooms as a food with medicinal benefits.
The scientific background of polysaccharides:
Polysaccharides are the most widely available natural biopolymers with diverse physical and chemical properties that make them promising candidates in many biomedical fields. Thorough investigation and elucidation of the bioactivity of polysaccharides is crucial to gain greater insight into the exact mechanisms of their potential effects and to fully explore their future applications. During the past decades, polysaccharides have attracted a lot of attention and can be considered one of the most effective alternatives to traditional therapy.
Several studies have already examined the effect polysaccharides can have on the following areas: (Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7838237/ )
- Digestive system/intestinal flora
- Metabolism and heart health
- Immune system
- Energy and mood
- Nervous system
- Inflammatory processes, tumor
Possible side effects of chaga mushroom
As with all dietary supplements, it is important to ask your doctor for personalized advice before using mushroom extracts. For example, if you have type 2 diabetes or are taking blood-thinning medication, or if you are about to undergo surgery or an intervention, as the chaga mushroom contains a protein that can prevent blood clotting, you should definitely ask your doctor for advice.
