A decoction of chaga. Useful properties of chaga for humans

Chaga of a birch is popularly referred to as an outgrowth of irregular shape, which is formed on trees as a result of their defeat by the fungus of the tinder (M Inonotus obliquus). The size of the growth varies from 5 to 40 cm in diameter, and the thickness sometimes reaches 15 cm.

The appearance of the chaga is rather unattractive - the black color of the surface in the inner part changes to a dark brown, while it adjoins the wood and becomes reddish. Such a growth appears on different trees, but most often on birch trees, and it is the birch chaga that has healing properties. It is found in the groves of Russia and Korea, as well as in Eastern Europe.

Chagu is often confused with tinder false. But, in addition to visual differences, there is another big difference between them - the first one occurs solely on living trees, the second basically appears on dead ones.

The pulp of birch fungus contains all sorts of acids, tannins and minerals, as well as lipids, alkaloids and fiber. Due to its composition, chaga has a beneficial effect on the human body.

Medicinal properties

• improvement of the general condition, increase of immunity and resistance to infectious diseases;
• sedative effect on the nervous system, treatment of restless sleep, insomnia, mental illness;
• normalization of metabolic processes;
• prevention and treatment of malignant tumors;
• therapy of diseases of the intestine, liver, stomach, and urinary tract and lungs;
• improvement in psoriasis, eczema, and acne, frostbite and burns;
• increased blood pressure and treatment of anemia;
• vision improvement;
• prevention and treatment of female diseases;
• slowing the aging process.

Secrets of traditional medicine

Chags are made from tea, spirit tinctures, as well as bath solutions, ointments and oils.

Recipe

Ingredients: 100 g dried mushroom, 500 ml of water.

Cooking:

1. pour chaga with warm water and let it brew for 3 hours,
2. soften mushroom chop and return to the water,
3. heat to 40 degrees and set aside for another 48 hours,
4. strain the infusion and pour water to it so that its volume becomes initial.

It is necessary to use 3 times a day strictly before food on 200 ml. Store no longer than 4 days.

Chaga infusions are indicated for oncology, stomach diseases and for insomnia. The permissible time for taking the infusion is 6 months, the recommended interval between treatment courses is 10 days.

Recipe alcohol tincture

Ingredients: 100 g chagi, 1 l alcohol.

Preparation: chopped mushroom pour alcohol and, occasionally shaking, hold for 14 days in a cool and dark place.

Dilute the finished alcohol tincture with water and take 1 tbsp within 2 weeks. l before meals no more than 3 times a day.

The tool is effective for chronic gastritis. Also improves the general condition of cancer patients.

The fortifying tea recipe

Ingredients: 3 liters of water, 250 g chagi, 1 cup of decoction of viburnum berries, 200 g of honey.

Cooking:

1. soak chaga in 2 liters of warm water for 2 hours,
2. remove the mushroom, chop and return,
3. put the tea on low heat, warm for about 1 hour, cool and strain,
4. combine with honey, decoction of viburnum and 1 liter of warm water,
5. leave the mixture for a day at room temperature.

Keep the tea cold. Drink 3 times a day, 2 tbsp. l 30 minutes before meals. Course duration - up to 3 months.

Harm and side effects

Exceeding the time limit for taking chagi can cause disorder of the digestive system and nervous irritability. Symptoms will pass after dose reduction or drug withdrawal.

Other side effects or chaga, no solutions and infusions do not have it.

But children and pregnant women are forbidden to use birch fungus. This is explained by the fact that in the growing body and in the future mother's body, active cell division occurs, while chaga stops their growth and development.

Rules for collecting, drying and storing chaga

The unique properties of a birch mushroom depend on how well it was harvested, and therefore, deciding to stock up on their own, you should follow certain rules:

1. Chaga grows on birches all year round, so you can collect it at any time. Although in early spring and late autumn the fungus is most enriched with useful substances. In addition, in the winter to the trunk of a birch often prevents to get snow, and in summer - dense foliage.
2. To separate a growth from a birch trunk, there are not enough strong hands, and therefore, when going after it, you should always have a sharp knife and a hatchet in your arsenal. Cut the growth in the vertical direction as close as possible to the trunk of the tree.
3. It is also important to keep track of which birch a mushroom lives on, because if a tree is dead or starts to die, it will not have a fraction of its healing properties. Likewise, you should not cut the mushroom located near the ground itself.
4. The buildup should be processed immediately after collection. Unlike the upper dark surface, the light and loose parts of the fungus do not have healing properties - they should be eliminated.
5. Chaga molds quickly, so it is important to timely cut it into small pieces (no thicker than 6 cm) and dry it. This can be done, for example, in an oven at a low temperature (about 50 degrees). Exceeding the thermal mode will lead to the loss of useful properties.
6. You can store dry mushroom in glass containers, paper bags or linen bags. Properly dried and packaged, it will retain its healing power for up to 2 years.

Diet by drinking chaga

Birch fungus can cure serious illnesses, but for this you need to change your eating habits. At the time of reception chaga should:

• eliminate all smoked, canned and fried,
• limit the amount of meat products in the diet,
• do not abuse spicy foods, including onions and garlic,
• refrain from sweets
• add more fruits, vegetables and dairy products to your menu,
• comply with the strictest ban on alcohol and smoking.

Nowadays, chaga-based drugs can be found at any pharmacy. But if you have serious health problems, first of all you need to consult a doctor.

For centuries our ancestors have tested the effectiveness of treating various diseases with folk methods. On the basis of the tree fungus, there are many recipes that effectively fight these or other ailments. But it is necessary to remember that independent procedures cannot replace full-fledged medical therapy and are an auxiliary means of treatment.

What is chaga

Chaga is a type of tree tinder that grows on trees such as mountain ash, aspen, and alder, however, the birch black fungus is known for its healing properties. Chaga appears from spores, which penetrate into damaged areas of wood, infect it and grow to large sizes - the weight of such a mushroom can reach 3 kilograms.

The spores that have settled on the body of the tree feed on the beneficial substances contained in birch. That is why the mushroom saturated with microelements and active ingredients has a beneficial effect on the human body.

There are 2 types of wood chaga: birch and larch. The first grows in all forests where birch trees grow: on the territory of Russia, North Carolina, in the north of the USA and Korea. The second is found in northeastern Russia, in the Far Eastern and Siberian forests. Chaga, growing in different habitats, may differ in color and shape.

Birch fungus looks like a large, rough black growth. The body of the fungus is covered with many cracks, yellow streaks can appear from below.

Chaga larch survives on fir, Siberian cedar and is shaped like a hoof. The mushroom has a rough surface and numerous cracks on the body.

Chemical composition

As a result of the struggle of the tree with the fungus, it is concentrated biologically active substances - the so-called biogenic stimulants. The popularity of birch chaga, known for its healing properties, in folk medicine is due to its chemical composition. Birch mushroom contains the following components:

• flavonoids;
• a significant amount of trace elements: calcium, iron, aluminum, nickel, silver, zinc, copper, potassium, silicon and others;
• phytoncides;
• cellulose;
• polysaccharides;
• melanin;
• resins;
• minerals;
• tannins;
• glucose;
• free phenols;
• organic acids;
• chagic humic acid;
• lignin.

Beneficial features

• slows the growth of cancer cells;
• various acids (oxalic, formic, acetic), fiber and polysaccharides stimulate appetite and relieve pain;
• lowers blood cholesterol levels;
• improves immunity;
• regulates the cardiovascular system;
• stimulates the body's metabolism;
• regulates blood pressure;
• lowers blood sugar levels.

Chaga is characterized by the following healing properties:

• anti-inflammatory and hemostatic;
• wound healing;
• diuretic;
• antimicrobial.

Medications

Despite the fact that Chaga is actively used in traditional medicine, there are official medical preparations made on the basis of this raw material. They are allowed by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and dispensed without a doctor's prescription. Before you begin treatment with the drug, you need to familiarize yourself with the contraindications and be sure to consult with your doctor.

Befungin

Medicinal extract, which is obtained from the fungal formations of birch fungus. In addition to chaga, the composition of this drug includes cobalt salts. Medicinal properties of drugs:

• relieves pain;
• tones up;
• regulates digestion.

Indications for use:

• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, polyposis of the stomach and intestines);
• prevention of the appearance of malignant tumors (reduced risk of cancer);
• improvement of the protective functions of the body, strengthening after the operations and serious diseases.

Contraindications:   allergic to components of the drug; propolis in the composition of the drug Befungin Extra may cause an allergic reaction; severe liver disease.

Side effects: prolonged use of the drug (more than a year) may cause an allergic reaction (itching, rash, redness of the skin); abdominal pain; violation of the gastrointestinal tract (diarrhea, constipation, nausea).

Chaga Syrup

Supplements created on the basis of chaga. The composition of biologically active additives includes beneficial micro and macronutrients, biologically active substances, acids, polysaccharides, humic-like chagic acid, and so on.

Medicinal properties:

• has a beneficial effect on the body's metabolic processes;
• improves the condition of the patient;
• positive effect on the cardiovascular and nervous system;
• regulates the gastrointestinal tract.

Indications for use:

• prevention of diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (chronic gastritis).

Contraindications:   diabetes; allergic to components of the drug.

Side effects   not detected.

Chagovit

Biologically active food supplement.

Medicinal properties:

• general tonic;
• adaptogenic;
• antiseptic;
• immunostimulating;
• pain killer;
• regulates metabolism;
• beneficial effect on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems;
• contains vitamins: C, B1, B2, B6.

Indications for use:

• cancer prevention;
• chronic fatigue syndrome;
• lack of vitamins;
• adjuvant treatment of cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and pulmonary diseases;
• regenerating agent that regulates the protective functions of the body (shown to people who have suffered serious illnesses).

Contraindications: do not use the drug during antibiotic treatment; it is necessary to exclude the use of glucose during the course of treatment with Chagovit.

Side effects   not detected.

Cream-balm "Chaga"

The drug, consisting of herbal ingredients: beeswax, sea buckthorn oil, chaga extract, cedar oil, rosehip oil extracts, ginseng, St. John's wort, sabelnik, juniper.

Medicinal properties:

• relieves pain and spasm;
• regulates metabolism;
• improves blood circulation;
• removes toxins and salt deposits accumulated in diseased joints;
• anti-inflammatory;
• antibacterial.

Indications for use:

• treatment and prevention of diseases of the joints (arthritis, osteochondrosis, sciatica, gout);
• neuralgia and myositis.

Contraindications:   allergic to components of the drug.

Side effects   not detected.

Homemade preparations

Decoction

Broths based on birch chaga can be used as a preventive measure for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, bronchitis and cough, skin rashes and oncology. This fungus prevents the appearance of cancer cells, removes slags and toxins. However, do not rely on the healing properties of chaga and neglect inpatient treatment. Birch fungus has only a therapeutic effect, and is not a panacea.

In order to improve the protective functions of the body, a decoction of chagi, viburnum and aloe is often used. Aloe leaves must be kept in the fridge for 7 days. Then they need to grind and pass through cheesecloth. In the juice, add 0.5 liters of honey. Then soak 2 tablespoons of viburnum in boiled water (1 liter) and infuse in a water bath for 30 minutes. Cool the broth. Finely cut 250 grams of birch chaga and pour with hot water, then insist on a water bath for 30 minutes.

All the broths poured into one container, mix and close tight lid. Infuse the formulation at room temperature for 7 days. After the time has elapsed, foam will appear on the surface of the product. The broth should be stirred and passed through a strainer. The drug should be consumed 5 grams 3 times a day before meals.

Infusion

Mushroom pre-soak in water for 5 hours. Soaked mushroom grind to a mushy state and pour hot water in a ratio of 1: 5. Keep the mixture in a dark place for 2 days. Strain the infusion through a strainer, squeeze the mushrooms. Before use, the infusion is recommended to dilute with drinking water. Take the remedy 3 times a day.

Alcohol tincture

Alcohol tincture is popular in the treatment of cancer. This tool will help relieve pain during exacerbation of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, regulates the acid-base environment of the stomach and intestinal function.

50 grams of birch chaga insist in 300-400 milliliters of vodka. The drink should be placed in a dark cool room and insisted for 3 weeks. The finished solution to pass through the gauze. Drink tincture 5 grams 3 times daily before meals.

Extract

To prepare the emulsion, you must take a fresh or home-dried mushroom and finely chop it. Soak 2 teaspoons of chopped chaga in 150 milliliters of drinking water and let it brew for 48 hours. Pass the resulting solution through cheesecloth. Drink a solution of 5 grams for 10 minutes before a meal. The drink is used to improve blood circulation.

Butter

Self-prepared oil based on birch chaga extract will help to deal with sinusitis and superficial forms of cancers.

In 20 grams of olive oil, add 5 grams of infusion chaga. Remove the solution in a dark cool place for 1 day. Oil is used for muscle and joint pain. To the tool acted enough to lubricate the affected skin.

Oil emulsion

Mix in a glass container 40 milliliters of unrefined sunflower oil with 30 milliliters of alcoholic infusion of chaga. Mix the mixture tightly, shake and drink in one gulp. The tool should be applied 3 times a day for 20 minutes before a meal. It is necessary to drink means by a course - within 10 days.

Oil emulsion is an adjunct in the treatment of cancer of the lung, breast, duodenum and stomach.

Tea

Tea based on chaga should be consumed under medical supervision. In it, the concentration of beneficial substances is less than in the infusion or decoction. The effectiveness of tea depends on the method of brewing and freshness of mushrooms.

In order to preserve its beneficial properties, birch chaga is recommended to be finely chopped and brewed in a thermos. To do this, 100 grams of mushrooms should be scalded with boiling water (300 milliliters). Infusion should be brewed for 12 hours.

Recipes of use

With diabetes

Birch Chaga regulates blood sugar.

Put small pieces of chaga into a ceramic cup and soak in boiled water (+50 degrees). Let it brew for 6 hours. Then the soaked chaga must be crushed and the water heated to +50 degrees. Place the mushroom mixture in warm water, wrap it well and put in a dark place for 2 days. After the broth should be filtered, and the mushroom mixture thoroughly squeeze. Broth can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 days. Drink 1 glass 3 times a day for half an hour before meals. The course must be completed within 4 weeks.

Slimming

20 grams of birch chaga pour 250 ml of water at a temperature of +50 degrees. In the mixture, add 2 teaspoons of honey. Then add a small ball of propolis to the infusion. Apply the drink in the morning on an empty stomach. Treatment must be combined with a vegetable diet.

With digestive problems

The healing properties of the birch chaga have a beneficial effect on the gastrointestinal tract.

With excessive accumulation of gases in the intestines, it is recommended to take the following decoction: chop 5 grams of birch chaga and pour 1 liter of boiling water. Put the solution on a slow fire and insist for 10 minutes. Do not allow boiling broth. The drug is used on 1 teaspoon 3 times a day before meals. The course of treatment is 10 days.

For diseases of the upper respiratory tract

The active components of the medicinal mushroom actively help in the fight against various types of cough.

With a wet cough

Use the infusion of birch chaga (see recipe in the section "In diabetes"). The decoction should be applied 5 grams 3 times a day, half an hour before meals. The course of treatment is carried out for 5 days.

With dry cough

Mix 2 types of infusion: from marsh wild rosemary and birch fungus. Stir the solution thoroughly. The medicine to use 1 tablespoon for half an hour before meals 3 times a day. The course of treatment is a week.

In diseases of the cardiovascular system

Useful substances in the composition of the birch chaga regulate the work of the cardiovascular system.

With arrhythmia

In 100 milliliters of broth birch chaga add 250 milliliters of honey and 3 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix 5 grams 3 times a day before meals.

With atherosclerosis

Combine 5 grams of birch chaga broth with 5 grams of unrefined oil. Mixture take 1 tablespoon 3 times a day for 10 days.

Kidney disease

Chaga has a healing effect on urolithiasis and kidney problems.

For treatment, it is recommended to use a hot gauze compress based on chagi decoction. It is placed on the area where the kidneys are located, and left for 20 minutes. It is recommended to repeat the procedure 1 time per day for 10 days.

For skin diseases

Chaga removes harmful substances from the body, so this tool can be used in the treatment of skin diseases.

To defeat eczema, 5 grams of alcoholic tincture of the chaga should be mixed with a small amount of water. Use this solution 3 times a day. At night, a compress of broth impose on problem skin.

For problems gynecology

Due to its beneficial properties for women, chaga is actively used in the treatment of diseases: cancer of the uterus, cervix, fibroids. Chaga has a beneficial effect on the health of women in menopause. The use of chaga is indicated for the prevention of endometriosis. Treatment with chaga is contraindicated for pregnant and lactating women.

Ready infusion of birch chaga (see the recipe in the section "With diabetes mellitus") take 3 times a day, 5 grams 40 minutes before meals. As an additional treatment, you should put a tampon dipped in broth at night.

With urological problems

The beneficial properties of birch chaga for men ensured its use for the treatment of prostate adenoma and increase potency.

Finely cut 5 grams of burdock root and pour 500 ml of drinking water over it, boil the composition for 3 minutes. Then remove the broth from the heat and insist 4 hours. Ready broth skip through cheesecloth and add to it an infusion of chaga. Drink apply 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 21 days.

With oncology

For the prevention and treatment of malignant neoplasms, it is necessary to prepare a decoction of birch chaga (see the recipe in the section “In diabetes mellitus”). The tool must be applied 3 times a day before meals. Therapy is carried out for 2 weeks, then a short break is taken (several days) and the treatment is resumed.

Harvesting and storage

The greatest accumulation of nutrients in birch chaga is observed in spring and autumn. Therefore, the harvesting of this raw material is best done 2 times a year. It is recommended to choose a mushroom carefully and avoid fallen and rotting trees: the chaga on them has already lost its beneficial properties. Care must be taken to the fungus itself: it is important that it is dense and does not crumble, and the flesh in the middle should not be black.

The mushroom is very dense, so it must be carefully cut with a large knife or an ax. Chaga after some time may harden, so immediately you need to cut it into equal pieces (5 centimeters) and dry it on the battery or in the dryer. Then put the dried mushroom in a container with a tight lid. Chagu can be stored in this state for no more than 2 years.

Harm and contraindications

Chaga has a healing effect, however, we must not forget that each organism is individual and when choosing a treatment method and components it is necessary to familiarize yourself with the list of contraindications. Chaga-based preparations should not be taken under the following conditions:

• weak nervous system, this remedy stimulates the central nervous system;
• chronic diseases (colitis, dysentery);
• antibiotic treatments, chaga and antibiotics are incompatible;
• allergy;
• pregnancy and breastfeeding.

During the use of infusions, decoctions and various preparations based on chagi, you should stop consuming animal fats, canned and smoked products.

What does chaga birch mushroom treat?

Hypertension and hypotension. When the pressure rises in a person as a result of physical exertion and stress, this phenomenon is not considered a disease. But if there is a regular increase in pressure due to the problems of internal organs and systems, this is already a danger. Along with drug treatment, traditional medicine recommends taking tincture and decoctions of chaga under high pressure.

For hypotension, chagu is also taken in combination with medications prescribed by a doctor.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.   The fruit body of the fungus is more often used to treat the stomach with reduced secretory function. From it make decoctions and infusions that improve the condition of the patient, leaving pain in the epigastric region, normal bowel activity. In folk medical books there are descriptions of cases when chagoy was treated and diseases of the stomach with increased secretion.

Diseases of the respiratory system.   For bronchitis and pneumonia, colds and runny nose, antritis and sore throat, traditional medicine recommends using chaga, mixing it with other medicinal herbs: birch buds, echinacea, calendula, chamomile, willow bark, mint ...

Female and male diseases. For female and male diseases, chaga was not used yet for Rus. Broths chaga drink with erosion of the cervix with an additional douching of the same broth. All inflammatory diseases: inflammation of the ovaries and uterus, cysts, painful menstruation can be treated with chaga, besides, decoctions and infusions are also used to prevent these diseases.

Infusion of chaga is used to treat male diseases as well, such as prostatitis, adenoma and pelvic tumors, taking the infusion inwards, combine with microclysters.

Diabetes mellitus develops in humans by reducing the synthesis of the hormone insulin by the body. Traditional medicine recommends, in conjunction with the prescribed treatment to conduct an additional reception of this infusion chaga. Case histories show an improvement in the general state of health of patients, increased working capacity, reduced dry mouth and thirst.

Well help with diabetes baths with oil chagi. For a full bath of water, only a few drops of oil are required.

Liver and kidney diseasesalso treatable with chaga. Popularly known recipes for the use of chagi with medicinal herbs. Chagu brew with calendula, chamomile. In case of liver cirrhosis, chaga is mixed with calamus and plantain.

In case of kidney disease, a mixture of chagi tincture (3 tablespoons), 200 ml of hot water and 2 tbsp. l leaves of chicory and raspberry. The treatment is long, it is recommended to drink a mixture of 2 tablespoons, an hour before each meal.

In one of the medical books I read a popular recipe for removing sand from the kidneys. The recipe is as follows: moisten a piece of cloth in a tincture of chaga and apply it to the sore spot of the back. Wear a bandage for 10 days, changing it 2 times a day. How to dry, you can shoot.

And for the prevention of renal diseases, you can prepare such a mixture: (4 tablespoons of aloe juice, 1 tablespoon of chaga mushroom powder, one liter of water and juice of one lemon). Mix the chagi powder with water, add aloe and then simmer for about 5 minutes, remove from the heat and add lemon juice. Drink a tablespoon, before each meal for 40 minutes. Prevention spend 2 weeks.

Varicose leg disease.   For varicose veins, spider veins, fatigue in the legs, oil of fungus with horse chestnut is recommended. It strengthens blood vessels, relieves pain. Lubrication of painful areas of the skin can be combined with the use of massage.

How to prepare folk remedies from chaga.

From chaga for the treatment of diseases, various folk remedies are prepared: infusions, infusions and decoctions, tea from chagi, oil of chagi, creams, extracts ...

How to make an infusion of chaga?

One part of the dried pieces of the fruit body pour 5 parts of boiling water. Insist chaga about 2 hours and take before meals for 30 minutes.

Healers claim that it is better to insist chaga in a thermos, keeping up to 12 hours. To improve the taste in the infusion, you can add honey.

Another way to prepare the infusion. Chopped fruit body pour boiling water in a ratio of 1: 3, insist for 5 hours and pour the infusion. Grind the fruit body finely in a meat grinder and once again fill it with warm water and leave it for a day so that all biologically active substances go into the water. Then combine both infusions into one and use for internal reception. Infusions are not stored for a long time, so you should not make a large amount, it is better for 1-2 doses. Take infusions of ½ cup before meals.

How to make butter chaga.

One of the most effective folk remedies is chaga oil. It is prepared using the fruit body of dried birch fungus and olive oil.

First you need to prepare an infusion of chaga. Then, 1 teaspoon of infusion is mixed with 2.5 tablespoons of olive oil. The resulting oil solution must be infused for 24 hours in a cool place, such as a refrigerator. Antineoplastic substances that inhibit the growth of cancer cells - pterins pass into the oil, making it healing.

Chaga oil is used to lubricate sore joints, it relieves pain from bruises, aches, pains in the vessels, muscle pain. This oil treat spider veins and sinusitis.

Sometimes pork baked lard is taken as an ointment base, which is mixed with an infusion of fungus in a 1: 1 ratio, brought to a boil over low heat and immediately removed. After cooling, store in the refrigerator.

Oil emulsion chagi.

To prepare the oil emulsion mix: unrefined sunflower oil - 40 ml, tincture of chagi - 30 ml. Pour the solution into a bottle with a ground or screw cap and shake well. Prepare an emulsion before use, take up to 3 times a day, before meals for 20 minutes according to the scheme: 10 days intake, 5 break, another 10 days intake, 10 - break. Therapeutic cycles are repeated until complete recovery from such oncological diseases in the early stages.

How to cook a decoction of chaga?

Recipe No. 1. 250 g of the fungus is soaked in 2 liters of water, left to soften. After that, the fungus is removed, rubbed on a coarse grater, again dipped in the same water. The container with chagoy put on low heat and, not bringing to a boil, hold for 1 hour. After this, the broth with chaga is removed from the heat, cooled down a little and filtered. Take 1 cup of dry viburnum berries pour 1 l of cold water, infuse for 5–6 hours, then boil for 1 hour in a water bath. Cool, filter and mix with the infusion of chaga, add 250 g of agave juice and 250 g of honey.

The resulting mass is thoroughly mixed, topped up with boiled water to 4 liters and put for 6 days in a cool, inaccessible to the sun's place. After the chaga is fermented, the container with the infusion is put in the refrigerator. Take 2 tablespoons of infusion 3 times a day for 30 minutes before meals. The interval between doses of infusion should be at least 1 hour. When taking the infusion of chaga should not use other medications. The course of treatment of uterine fibroids is 5-6 months.

Recipe number 2. 1 teaspoon of dried chaga and 1 tablespoon of hazel leaves is poured with two glasses of water, boiled for 5 minutes, then filtered, take 2 teaspoons 3 times a day 30 minutes before meals. The course of treatment for prostate adenoma is 14 days and is carried out 1 time in half a year.

Chaga mushroom tincture.

I offer you an old Russian recipe for making tinctures, modern traditional medicine successfully uses it as an adjunct in cancer treatment. In 1 liter of vodka pour 0.5 cups of crushed fruit body of the fungus Chaga. Insist 2 weeks in a dark place. After strain and take 1 dessert spoon, each time before meals.

The second recipe. How to prepare the infusion of chaga? In one third of a liter of vodka pour 50 g of dry crushed, fruited body of the fungus Chaga and insist about three weeks in a dark place. Strained tincture taken in diluted form (1 tablespoon per 50 ml of water), each time before meals. Duration of treatment is 10 days.

Extract from chaga.

In medicine, plant extracts are prepared by extraction, that is, by extraction or extraction of medicinal components and substances from medicinal raw materials, using special tools.

There are several popular ways of preparing the extract from chaga at home, here is one of them:

Take 2 teaspoons chopped chagi, pour 150 ml. warm boiled water and insist two days. The solution turns out very high concentration, which is taken in a tablespoon, before meals for 10 minutes. Treatment for up to six months, after every 2 weeks of treatment, a break of 10 days is required. With this extract, traditional medicine treats circulatory disorders.

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Do I need a diet for treating chagoy?

During treatment with chaga it is forbidden to take alcoholic beverages, it is not recommended to eat fatty and spicy foods. People taking folk remedies from chagi are recommended to include in their diet more vegetables and fruits and dairy products.

Do not forget, when using folk remedies made from chaga, consult a doctor. Chagu can be taken as a prophylaxis of all the above diseases, in the form of decoctions and infusions or brew tea from chaga.

The healing properties of the birch fungus Chaga have long been known in Russia. The origin of the word “chaga” is Turkic and means “slave girl, slave, prisoner”. Chagoy was called not only a growth on the tree itself, but also a drink made from it. It was often used as a prophylactic, fortifying agent and drank like ordinary tea, in the heat it perfectly quenched thirst. It is known that in addition to useful properties, chaga has contraindications, as well as a number of side effects. Therefore, before using this medicinal raw materials you need to consult with your doctor. It is also important to know how to brew tea to keep its healing substances as much as possible.

Features of birch fungus

What is chaga? In the folk version - a wood sponge, or a tinder mushroom. Where to look for it in nature? How to harvest and under what diseases can I use?

Area and distribution features

How to harvest chaga

Chagu can be harvested all year round. However, active nutrients accumulate the most in spring and autumn. Also at this time it is more convenient to collect the mushroom, since it is more noticeable on the trunk in the leafless state. Collect growth only from living trees. Mushroom cut with an ax and gently separated from the trunk. They take only a dense part of the growth, separating the wood from it. Chaga is cut into pieces of 3–6 cm. It is dried in rooms with good ventilation or in electric dryers at a temperature of 40 ° C. Store raw materials for 2 years.

Chemical composition and healing properties

• What is useful birch chaga?   The growth contains useful metal salts, organic acids, polysaccharides, free phenols, cellulose, alkaloids, resins, ash, steroid formations, minerals, colloidal aqueous solutions, colorants, tannins, glucose.
• pharmachologic effect. In pharmacology, three main properties of the fungus are indicated - antitumor, analgesic, tonic. Also this plant raw material has a beneficial effect on the immune system, restores metabolic processes, including in the brain tissues. In addition, birch fungus has antiseptic properties.

What else is useful chaga? In its composition there are pterins - nitrogenous compounds that inhibit the division of pathological (cancer) cells in the body.

Indications

What does chaga help? And what are the main indications for its use?

• Oncology. Birch fungus is an old folk remedy for malignant tumors and precancerous conditions. Observations show that chaga is most effective for tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, lungs and skin, but is ineffective for cancer of the brain and bones.
• Gynecology. Assign with myoma, cervical erosion, ovarian cyst, inflammatory processes as a biostimulator and antiseptic. Infusions of chaga are used in complex - inside and outwardly in the form of douching and tampons.
• Gastroenterology. Chaga treatment of gastric diseases (ulcers, chronic gastritis, polyps) will be effective. Birch fungus also treats atony (lower muscle tone) of the stomach and intestines, dyskinesia (dysmotility) of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Hypotensive and hypoglycemic agent. In recent years, birch fungus is increasingly being taken to lower arterial, venous pressure. It can also be beneficial in diabetes, lowering blood sugar. It is better to use the inside of the fungus for cooking the decoction, and take the broth in dilution with boiled water (1: 5).
• Outdoor use. As an antiseptic birch fungus is used externally, the drug relieves swelling and inflammation.

Contraindications

Contraindications chaga:

• Pregnancy and lactation.
• Allergic reaction, individual intolerance.
• Profuse diarrhea of ​​various origin (chaga gives a laxative effect).
• Age restrictions (different sources indicate different numbers: it is forbidden to accept up to 10, 12, 18 years old).

Why are pregnant women and children on the list of contraindications? Chaga is the strongest biostimulator. How it will behave in the body of a pregnant woman, how it will affect the development of the fetus and a small child is difficult to say. Biologically active substances can harm the formation of vital organs. After all, pterins can inhibit the division of not only pathogenic, but also healthy cells.

special instructions

Chaga antagonists include penicillin and glucose. These drugs can not be used simultaneously. You should also pay attention to the diet: excluded fatty, spicy, smoked dishes, spices, canned food, preferably milk, vegetable diet.

Birch fungus can have side effects. These include: disorders of the gastrointestinal tract (nausea, heartburn, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite), lowering blood pressure, drowsiness, fatigue or, on the contrary, nervous excitement, rapid heartbeat. A blood test may show a decrease in the level of leukocytes, platelets, hemoglobin in the blood. All these signs are possible with long-term administration and overdose. Chagu allergy is rare and manifests as chills, urticaria, fever.

Application and cooking recipes

The use of birch fungus chaga for medicinal purposes should be under the strict supervision of a doctor in order to eliminate overdose and side effects.

What drugs can be bought at the pharmacy

• Vegetable raw materials. It is a dried, chopped birch mushroom. There are packs of 50, 100 and 200 g. The instructions for use indicate the dosage for brewing vegetable raw materials: you can take 1 or 2 tsp. a glass of boiling water. Mushroom insist at least 30 minutes, drink a glass a day, divided into two doses.
• Granules. Accepted as a dietary supplement during a meal, 1-2 granules no more than 3 times a day, drink plenty of water. This dosage form is prohibited to children under 12 years.
• Alcohol tincture. Available in bottles of 40, 50, 90, 100 ml. Refers to dietary supplements. The maximum single dose - 30 drops. Take 3 times a day half an hour before meals, washed down with a small amount of water. Alcohol tincture can be stored for 2 years at a temperature not higher than 15 ° C. Forbidden to children under 18 years.
• Powder. It is a very crushed raw material. More often packings on 100 g meet. Also powder can be packaged in filter bags. From it you can make water infusions (at the rate of 1 sachet per 1 cup of water) and alcohol tinctures.
• Drug "Befungin". In its composition - extract of birch fungus with the addition of cobalt salts. The main pharmacological action - analgesic and tonic. The tool is intended for symptomatic treatment, that is, only relieves the symptoms. Drops "Befungin" before taking diluted in warm boiled water. Feature of application: the long course is possible till half a year with breaks.
• Foot cream balm. In addition to chaga extract, it contains sea buckthorn oil, wheat germ and tea tree, as well as horse chestnut, hellebore, sabelnik, sage, nettle, green tea. It is used for joint pain, varicose expansion. Relieves inflammation, pain, swelling, heals wounds, increases the strength of blood vessels and elasticity of muscles.

Features of preparation and reception

At home, you can make tea, tincture, alcohol tincture of birch fungus. There are various ways to make homemade medicine. You can use chaga powder and its large pieces.

How to brew birch chaga?

1. Put chagi pieces in cold boiled water for 4 hours.
2. Grind the mushroom (use a grater or meat grinder).
3. Fill 1 part of the raw material with 5 parts of water (temperature not higher than 50 ° C).
4. Insist two days.

After insisting the solution must be filtered through cheesecloth. It can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days.

The recipe for alcohol tincture

1. Take ½ cup minced mushroom.
2. Fill with 1 liter of vodka.
3. Insist 2 weeks.

Tincture take dessert spoonful of three times a day. Store in a dark, cool place (it is not necessary to put it in the refrigerator).

How to drink chaga?

• The drug is drunk in a long course: from 3 to 5 months (with a break of 10 days).
• A second course is prescribed according to the testimony and recommendation of the doctor.
• The frequency of daily intake can be from 3 to 6 times.
• Accepted before a meal - in 30-40 minutes.
• The concentration of the drug may vary depending on the diagnosis.
• For external use (douching, tampons) make less concentrated solutions.

A lot of positive reviews about the treatment of chagoy in combination with medicinal herbs - AIRA, yarrow, calendula, St. John's wort, viburnum, plantain. These herbs enhance the antitumor, anti-inflammatory properties of the fungus.

Read more about oncology

The use of chaga fungus in oncology is not a myth. First of all, it is an effective prophylactic antitumor agent. This, for example, is mentioned in Alexander Solzhenitsyn's novel Cancer Corps. It says here that Russian peasants rarely got cancer, because instead of regular tea they constantly drank chaga. Chaga from cancer can be effective in its initial stage, blocking the growth of pathogenic cells. But in the medical literature it is more often mentioned that it is only symptomatic medicine, that is, it does not eliminate the cause of cancer, but it relieves pain well, alleviates the patient’s general condition after irradiation, chemotherapy, cleanses the body of harmful substances, slags.

The use of birch chaga is effective in diseases of the digestive tract - a stomach ulcer and chronic gastritis. In gynecology, they treat fibroids, cysts, inflammations, cervical erosion. It is widely used in oncology as a prophylactic, anesthetic, fortifying agent. Outwardly used as an antiseptic.

Chaga mushroom has many healing properties, as it contains a large number of active ingredients and trace elements. Present in it ash, manganese, calcium, zinc, iron, potassium, polysaccharides. It contains acids: acetic, vanillin, oil, sorrel and formic, and fiber, lignin, free phenols and pterinsthat help a person fight even the most dangerous diseases, such as cancer.

10 useful properties of chaga

Recipes of preparation and use

Traditional medicine often refers to old forgotten recipes based on chaga. By the way, they have a lot of positive feedback from appreciative consumers. Not only the fungus chaga powder, but also its oil is very popular. It can be cooked at home by yourself.

Chaga Butter Cooking Recipe

To prepare the oil, mix 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil with a teaspoon of concentrated chaga mushroom tincture. Then the mixture must be insisted in a cool and preferably dark place for at least two days. During this time, olive oil is completely saturated with beneficial substances of the fungus and becomes healing for many skin diseases, painful joints and muscle pain. Oil strengthens blood vessels well, eliminates the capillary network.

Chaga on Smaltse

A second, equally popular method of cooking butter is that instead of olive oil is used lard. Crushed fresh lard is drowned over low heat with chaga until the pieces of fat are completely dissolved, then the mixture is allowed to cool slightly, filtered and stored in a refrigerator for up to 5-6 months.

Infusions of birch fungus chaga

Infusions from the fungus chaga prepare very simply. Chaga (200 g) is crushed with a grater and infused in three liters of clean well or spring water for two hours, then the infusion is boiled over low heat for about one and a half to two hours. In the broth at will, you can add the necessary herbs, depending on the disease. As a rule, dogrose, wormwood, pine and birch buds, St. John's wort, licorice and other medicinal herbs, including aloe juice, are added. The cooled broth is filtered and stored in the refrigerator.

Strong broth sometimes insist on cognac with honey. This is an excellent rubbing for inflamed joints, with radiculitis and for feet with colds.

Tea from chaga

To enhance immunity, prevention of colds and some diseases of internal organs, tea with birch mushroom is used. It is not difficult to prepare it: dry chopped fungus chugi is poured with boiling water in a ratio of 1: 5, infused for one and a half to two hours, filtered and drunk with the addition of honey, lemon, favorite or necessary herbs. For convenience, insist you can use a thermos.

Harm and contraindications

Unfortunately, the birch mushroom brings to the body not only benefits, but also harm.

• Chaga has contraindications for people suffering colitis, dysentery, indigestion.
• When treating a fungus, you need to follow a diet and eat only plant food. It is also necessary to exclude all sweet and fat.
• Chagu should not be taken by women during of pregnancy   and during lactation.
• Allergy sufferers need to make sure they have any. allergies   for this type of fungus.
• In no case can not take the fungus simultaneously with antibiotics.
• It is forbidden to mix mushroom with glucose

Chaga is a potent drug and should be taken only from the prescription of your doctor, it will accurately determine the correct dosage and frequency of administration. Self-treatment of birch fungus is strictly prohibited.

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