| Chances are you’ve never heard of or seen the chaga mushroom, but its benefits are causing quite a stir in the health industry. The chaga mushroom grows on birch trees in grows mainly on birch trees in northern Europe, Asia, Canada, and the northeastern United States. At first sight, it looks more like a dark clump of dirt more than a mushroom, but inside, it has a peculiar orange flesh. Chaga contains large amounts of the pigment melanin. When exposed to the sun, the exterior of the mushroom turns a deep black. Researchers have found many potential health benefits of the chaga mushroom. |
