Application of tinctures and decoctions from chaga mushroom
In folk medicine, tincture of the chaga mushroom and decoctions from it are a therapeutic agent against a number of diseases, including beneficial in the treatment of stomach problems. The drug relieves ulcer attacks, stabilizes blood pressure, improves metabolic processes and has antitumor properties.
Application of tinctures and decoctions from chaga mushroom
What part of chaga to brew
If you do not use alcohol-based chaga for infusions and decoctions, it is permissible to prepare a medicinal composition at home from self-collected fresh mushrooms. Not all mushrooms are suitable for the correct brewing of chaga. It consists of several layers:
- upper: rough in structure, black in color, the surface is cracked, covered with particles of birch bark;
- interior: has a dark brown color:
- adjacent to the birch trunk: the structure is friable, reddish color.
For effective treatment and prevention of diseases, only the inner brown layer is brewed.
The best time to collect black birch mushrooms is spring and autumn.
In the preparation of healthy drinks, the mushroom is suitable both fresh and dried, but before brewing, the tinder fungus must be washed, cleaned, divided into layers, separating the desired one.
The value and benefits of chaga are determined by its chemical composition, which includes acetic, formic, oxalic acids, sterols, polyphenols, phytoncides, resinous substances, flavonoids, fiber, alkaloids, lignin and a whole complex of minerals.
For storage and further use, birch chaga is cut into small pieces or grated and dried well. The shelf life of the dried mushroom is up to 2 years.
Irina Selyutina (Biologist):
Despite the fact that medical science is moving forward by leaps and bounds, the chemical composition of chaga has not yet been precisely studied. The main active ingredients of chaga are pigments that form a chromogenic polyphenol-carbon complex in combination with polysaccharides, as well as agaricic and humic-like chaga acids and pterins. This allows chaga to be used as a natural biostimulant. Copper, cobalt and manganese present in chaga provide an effect on hematopoiesis - especially on the formation of leukocytes - leukopoiesis. According to experts, the antitumor properties of the fungus are provided by an increase in the functional activity of the human immune system, especially the function of natural killer cells (a certain type of blood cells).
There are several ways to prepare medicinal drinks. If desired, honey and lemon are added to the finished liquid to improve the taste and increase the effectiveness of the medicinal properties.
Chaga tea
Chaga tea is brewed as a prophylactic agent, as a way to prevent the exacerbation of diseases. Tea, as a dosage form, has the lowest concentration. To brew tea with chaga you will need:
- 1 part chopped chaga
- 5 parts of water heated to + 80 ... + 90 ° С.
Mushroom mass is brewed with water and infused for 1.5-2 hours.
Purpose and dosage
Chaga teas are used for the prevention and treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. They are effective in suppressing gastritis attacks.
Single dosage - 1 cup one hour before meals. The frequency of use is 3-4 times a day. It is recommended to take it in courses of 7 days with an interval of 1 week, drink - up to 3 months or until the signs of exacerbation of the disease disappear.
Chaga broth
It is not recommended to boil chaga
It is permissible to brew chaga, making a decoction from it by simple boiling, however, folk medicine does not recommend this method: during the boiling process, the birch tinder fungus loses its beneficial properties, its anti-cancer chemical composition is completely destroyed. For decoctions, a water bath is often made, which retains all the healing properties of chaga. For cooking you will need:
- 300 g of chopped chaga,
- 1 liter of hot water.
The duration of the simmering of the mushroom mass with water in a water bath is about 0.5 hours. The effectiveness of the medicinal properties increases aloe, if it is added in an amount of 250 g to the broth. The chaga broth is filtered and cooled.
Purpose and dosage
Chaga decoctions treat diseases of mild severity. They are often used for cosmetic purposes, to strengthen the gums and to solve skin problems, including psoriasis. They are also used to treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: they are an effective means of suppressing gastritis attacks.
A single dosage assumes 1 cup of broth one hour before meals. The frequency of use is 3-4 times a day. Duration - one week at intervals of 7 days for 3 months or until signs of exacerbation of the disease disappear.
Chaga infusion
Infusions are concentrated solutions that are used as potent drugs for therapeutic purposes. Chaga infusion is usually kept in a thermos. This requires:
- 1 part of dried or fresh mushrooms, while fresh ones are pre-soaked for 5-6 hours;
- 5 parts of water heated to + 50 ... + 60 ° С.
Mushrooms filled with water are kept in a thermos or in a container tightly closed with a lid for at least a day, preferably two. Then it is filtered, the amount of liquid is brought to the original amount.
Purpose and dosage
The brewed concentrated infusion of chaga is useful to drink in case of colds, to take to cleanse the body and regulate metabolic processes, brew at high pressure and to improve the functioning of brain cells.
A concentrated solution of chaga, aged in a thermos, is used for cancer, including leukemia. The effectiveness of the fungus will be higher when treating the early stages of cancer. For these purposes, solutions are made on alcohol, moonshine or cognac, adding alcohol to the chaga infusion in a proportion of 3 liters: 0.2 liters.
A single dosage is ½ glass half an hour before meals. Single dosage of alcohol solutions - 1 tsp. 2 hours before meals. The frequency of use is 3 times a day. Duration - 2 weeks-3 months or until the signs of the disease disappear.
Contraindications for use
Among the contraindications for the treatment of chaga, in order not to harm health when used, they note:
- simultaneous intake of glucose-containing medications and penicillin,
- history of colitis and dysentery.
In the process of treatment with birch tinder fungus, the use of spicy and salty foods, strong alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks is prohibited. The use of chaga solutions with increased excitability is limited. The maximum possible duration of a therapeutic and prophylactic course is 5 months.
Conclusion
Tincture of chaga mushroom and decoctions based on it are used to treat a number of diseases. Chaga is a good natural remedy for therapy and prevention of acute gastritis attacks.It helps with exacerbations of stomach diseases, is useful for liver dysfunction, has cosmetological properties and is applicable for psoriasis, acts as an antineoplastic agent and is used to treat oncology. It is recommended to take no longer than 5 months and drink at intervals of 7-10 days.
