The mysterious word "chaga" for many people uninitiated in the secrets of folk medicine sounds exotic and strange, despite the fact that everyone calls the famous mushroom growing on the birch bark and less often on other trees - beech, alder, mountain ash, elm and maple . For medicinal purposes, only the fungus that grows on the birch is used. Chaga is a barren form of the fungus, it is black and is used in folk medicine to treat certain diseases. Which ones - read on in the article.
What kind of mushroom "Chaga" and why it is considered curative?
Chaga is distributed practically throughout the forest zone of Russia and has been known to people for several centuries. He was mentioned in manuscript editions dating back to the 16th century, and, given that he has not lost interest to himself, says that this fungus really benefits, because people quickly forget useless ingredients, striking them off forever from your medical menu.
Outwardly it is difficult to confuse it with anything: it is a rounded dark growth on the bark of a tree in size up to 40 cm. Its weight can exceed 5 kg. Inside it is solid, dark brown, but the closer to the core, the lighter and softer.
If you are going to extract chaga, then know that it grows only on living trees and it is easy to confuse it with a false tinder. The chaga has a coarser surface and is not arched.
Useful substances of chaga mushroom
So, chaga contains ash, which is saturated with the following substances:
- zinc oxide;
- iron;
- manganese;
- potassium;
- sodium;
- aluminum;
- acids - formic, oxalic, acetic.
Chaga application in folk medicine
In folk medicine, chaga is used both inside and outside. The therapeutic value is a solid, external part of the fungus. The loose inner mass must be separated from the outer one, and then cut the latter into long strips.
Sliced slices should be dried - this can be done either in the oven or in a dry room. Then the chaga can be sent to
Application of fungus chaga in oncology
Very rarely happens when folk remedies are officially recognized as official medicine, and the case with chaga is among them. Today tincture from chaga is used to relieve the condition of patients with tumoral formations. The advantage of Chaga is that it is non-toxic, and therefore has a greater appeal for medicine. At the same time, limiting chike-only treatment is not recommended.
Preparation of tincture:
- Rinse the prepared cut mushroom and pour it with water so that it covers the chaga for 1-2 cm. Let it brew for 6 hours.
- Rinse the substance by scrolling through a meat grinder and then pour the same water in which the mushroom was infused, at a rate of 1: 5. Pre-warm the water a little to 50 degrees. Let the mushroom infuse for 2 days.
- After 2 days, squeeze the thick with gauze. In the remaining water add a little water in the amount in which it was originally poured, so that the infusion was not very thick.
- Storage of this infusion does not exceed 2 days.
Reception of the present:
- Take 1 glass before eating 3 times a day.
- If the affected area is shallow, apply infusion outwardly in the form of compresses, douching, enemas .
- Also this infusion can be used for inhalation twice a day for 5 minutes for 7-10 days.
- The total duration of treatment is 3 months with interruptions in 1 week.
- The procedures are carried out every other day for 7 days.
Application of birch mushroom chaga in case of ulcers and gastritis
In diseases of the gastrointestinal tract also use chaga: for this take infusion of a third of the glass in the morning, at lunch and in the evening before eating. Duration
Application of Chaga Mushroom in Medicine
The use of chaga for medicinal purposes is not limited to folk medicine. There is a preparation of befungin, which consists of a thick extract of a birch fungus. It is prescribed for gastritis , stomach ulcer, dyskinesia, intestinal atony, and also for tumors, in which case the drug does not heal but removes the symptoms.
In the form of befungin, chaga is used according to the following instructions:
- 3 tsp. dilute the product in 150 ml of warm, purified water.
- Take 3 times a day for 1 tablespoon. 30 minutes before meals.
- Duration of treatment is 3-5 months.