chaga fungus (with photo)

[jamie]

this is the true tinder fungus that grows mostly on birch but can be found on other trees here in the northern part of the world. ive been drinking tea made from this fungus . tastes a bit like coffee. healing properties from this conk sound like they are fairy tails. science has found it to contain anti cancer/tumor properties. also it has natural chemicals used to fight influenza. it also contains more anti oxidants than any other naturally occuring source. ive been drinking it since flu season started and concidering my kids have been throwing the plague back and forth to each other and a good friend has had the flu, i havent been sick yet. thought you all might find some interest in it. google it . the info is really surprising. its hard to find in the woods but its there if you look.

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[DanaM]

Is that the one that looks like a burnt spot on the birch tree and is hard as a rock?

I haven't had a cold or flu in 4 years jamie and its because I work in a sewage plant and get exposed to lots of little nasties which results in
a immune system in overdrive, this has been proved scientifically So folks quit using all this antibacterial crap and get dirty its healthy

[jamie]

yup. looks like a charred limb. i agree on the dirt too.

[ricktrojanowski]

Is that the one that looks like a burnt spot on the birch tree and is hard as a rock?

I haven't had a cold or flu in 4 years jamie and its because I work in a sewage plant and get exposed to lots of little nasties which results in
a immune system in overdrive, this has been proved scientifically So folks quit using all this antibacterial crap and get dirty its healthy

It's not the dirt, germs just don't want to hang out with you

[DanaM]

Thanks Rick, it must be my charming personality eh

[Outbackbob48]

Dana M , I  agree with you on the dirt thing. I,ve worked construction forever an my hands are always dirty an I don,t use all these hand sanitizer things, eat  my sandwich just use the bag to keep heavy dirt off from it, an I,m healthy as a horse, maybe I,m just lucky but I believe dirt helps you build up immunitys. I,ve been skinnin fur every year since I was a kid an never wear gloves, got a few tick bites an flea bites over the years but nothing serious. Just make sure an take a shower in evening after a day  of handling furs.  Mrs. doesn,t aprreciate flea bites.8>(  I believe clean dirt is healthy. Later Bob

[zeNBowyer]

Actually your  hands  are the  one  thing(s)  you  should  keep as  clean  as  practical, they  are  responsible  for  most transmission of harmful microbes, in  the  home  and in  the  hospital

[recurve shooter]

Dana M , I  agree with you on the dirt thing. I,ve worked construction forever an my hands are always dirty an I don,t use all these hand sanitizer things, eat  my sandwich just use the bag to keep heavy dirt off from it, an I,m healthy as a horse, maybe I,m just lucky but I believe dirt helps you build up immunitys. I,ve been skinnin fur every year since I was a kid an never wear gloves, got a few tick bites an flea bites over the years but nothing serious. Just make sure an take a shower in evening after a day  of handling furs.  Mrs. doesn,t aprreciate flea bites.8>(  I believe clean dirt is healthy. Later Bob

my dad is a rigger, and he's the same way. i think it has more to do with the constant physical work. i think that actually useing your bodie for what  its made to be used for is better for it than just about anything you can buy.

[stickbender]

     Jamie, I think the Ice Man, had some of that in his pouch also.  It was used like you said, for infections, and other medicinal uses.  It was also good for expelling intestinal parasites.    I think I have some of that in Montana.  Got it off of a piece of paper birch.  Hard as a rock.  I got it for tender.  You can ingest that?  I want to get a good identification on it though, before, I go making a tea out of it.  When does it go bad?  As in you can't use it anymore?  This one was a tan, to dark brown.  Was flat on top, and angled in towards the tree from there.  Do you just cut a chunk off, slice off the hard outer part, and use some of the inner stuff? 

                                                                     Wayne

[jamie]

wayne that sounds like a birch polypore. chaga is just a big ol chunk of nasty growing on the side of the tree. looks like it is burnt on the outside. do a search and you'll see a difference. i have been drinking a cup of the tea daily. anytime i felt the slightest bit of a cold coming on i drank a heavy dose of it before hitting the sack. the following day all symptoms were gone.

[stickbender]

     Alright Jamie, I will do a search on it.  I know mushrooms, in general are good for the immune system, it helps in the production of white blood cells.  Just curious, how did you come about making a tea out of this nasty looking stuff?
                                                                Wayne

[zeNBowyer]

Clostridium tetani inhabits  soil as spores,
the  organism responsible  for tetanus,  or  lockjaw,
the terminal  stage resulting in  the  victim spasming  so  hard they  break  their  backs~

[jamie]

Wayne a friend of mine is one of the leading ethnobotonists in the northeast and he asked if I had seen it in my area. He then told me its properties.

[DanaM]

Wayne just don't make any tea from the shrooms eddie grows in his closet

[stickbender]

     Don't worry, Dana, I don't want to see any visions......   If I want to be set free, I will just take a little NC mountain spring water, so to speak......
                                                                           Wayne