Functional Mushrooms

&nbsp;&nbsp;This chaga was harvested in Northern Maine in fall of 2021. It's been air dried. Great for making chaga tea/ coffee. Golf ball sized chunks.&nbsp;&nbsp;Chaga is believed to have&nbsp;potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, making it a potential alternative remedy for things like arthritis and high blood pressure. It may also help lower blood sugar and even slow the progression of cancer cells. Chaga may also help: Ease inflammation&nbsp;&nbsp;Chaga is traditionally grated into a fine powder and used to brew a beverage resembling&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">coffee</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">tea</a>. However, caution is warranted with chronic use due to the extremely high concentrations of oxalates in chaga.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus_obliquus#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">[14]</a>&nbsp;Three extraction processes may be used.<ul><li>Hot water extraction is one of the most common preparations. A decoction is created by simmering pieces of the chaga in numerous quarts of water until the water is reduced and the remaining liquid contains a portion of the chaga's concentrated water-soluble compounds. Such preparations, produced in China and Japan, are exported worldwide. The ß-D-glucans may have a content of approximately 35% in a pure extract.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus_obliquus#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">[15]</a>&nbsp;If chaga tea is prepared at home, the chaga chunks can be reused multiple times.</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">Ethanol</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">methanol</a>&nbsp;extraction isolates the water-insoluble components,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulinic_acid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">betulinic acid</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">betulin</a>&nbsp;and the phytosterols. This extraction process is in general used as a second step after hot-water extraction, since ethanol alone will not break down&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">chitin</a>&nbsp;effectively—heat is essential.[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">citation needed</a>]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(food)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">Fermentation</a>&nbsp;is the most time-consuming and most expensive. Because fermentation methods are not standardized (many types of bacteria and fungi can be used in the process), the outcome is also not standardized</li></ul>

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Chaga mushroom chunks

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Branch Brook Woodcrafts

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Freshly picked stinging wood nettle. These are the tender tips that have been harvested. Pictures shown are 1 lb of nettles.Stinging nettles provide a wide variety of nutrients, including (<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210803312000978" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="content-link css-5r4717" style="background-color: transparent;cursor: pointer;border-color: currentcolor" data-mce-href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210803312000978" data-mce-style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor;">1</a>):<ul><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Vitamins: Vitamins A, C and K, as well as several B vitamins</li><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Minerals: Calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium</li><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Fats: Linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid</li><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Amino acids: All of the <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/essential-amino-acids" class="content-link css-5r4717" style="background-color: transparent;cursor: pointer;border-color: currentcolor" data-mce-href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/essential-amino-acids" data-mce-style="background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor;">essential amino acids</a></li><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Polyphenols: Kaempferol, quercetin, caffeic acid, coumarins and other flavonoids</li><li style="line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 8px" data-mce-style="line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;">Pigments: Beta-carotene, lutein, luteoxanthin and other carotenoids</li></ul>

1 lb.

Fresh picked wood nettles

&nbsp;&nbsp;This chaga was harvested in Northern Maine in fall of 2021. It's been air dried and ground into powder. Great for making chaga tea/ coffee.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chaga is believed to have&nbsp;potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, making it a potential alternative remedy for things like arthritis and high blood pressure. It may also help lower blood sugar and even slow the progression of cancer cells. Chaga may also help: Ease inflammation&nbsp;&nbsp;Chaga is traditionally grated into a fine powder and used to brew a beverage resembling&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">coffee</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">tea</a>. However, caution is warranted with chronic use due to the extremely high concentrations of oxalates in chaga.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus_obliquus#cite_note-14" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">[14]</a>&nbsp;Three extraction processes may be used.<ul><li>Hot water extraction is one of the most common preparations. A decoction is created by simmering pieces of the chaga in numerous quarts of water until the water is reduced and the remaining liquid contains a portion of the chaga's concentrated water-soluble compounds. Such preparations, produced in China and Japan, are exported worldwide. The ß-D-glucans may have a content of approximately 35% in a pure extract.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inonotus_obliquus#cite_note-15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">[15]</a>&nbsp;If chaga tea is prepared at home, the chaga chunks can be reused multiple times.</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">Ethanol</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methanol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">methanol</a>&nbsp;extraction isolates the water-insoluble components,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulinic_acid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">betulinic acid</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betulin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">betulin</a>&nbsp;and the phytosterols. This extraction process is in general used as a second step after hot-water extraction, since ethanol alone will not break down&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">chitin</a>&nbsp;effectively—heat is essential.[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">citation needed</a>]</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(food)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial;">Fermentation</a>&nbsp;is the most time-consuming and most expensive. Because fermentation methods are not standardized (many types of bacteria and fungi can be used in the process), the outcome is also not standardized</li></ul>

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