HAve been giving my dog chaga tea on her food. Shrunk tumors and increased her energy. She is 12 and now wants to run and play again. Thanks for the info.
And you wanna know the sad thing is veterinarians will never tell you this information. It's all about money. Let's heal animals without the need for vaccinations.
I agree with all of you. most doctors and Veterinarians only know what they're taught in medical school. And what they're taught in medical school is decided on by major pharmaceutical corporations 😮 So, I'm grateful for channels like this one 🙏
That second species of mushroom you removed from the birch tree is not a birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina). It's a polypore, and it does grow on birch, but it is called black bristle bracket (Phellinus ignarius).
@@TheGeenat A birch polypore is white underneath, and caramel brown on top. Sometimes a little patchy. It does not have the circular pattern you see on the mushroom that is shown in the vid, nor the brown underside. You can easily research these fungi - there's a host of info on the web.
Pro-tip, when cutting a chaga off a birch, place a container like a cup beneath it to catch the saw dust to make tea. 9 out of 10 dentists agree this is the best way to do it....also chicks dig it. /nod. Love the channel =D
Harvested some beautiful Chaga today. An amazing old birch gave us that fruit today. We were also fortunate enough to get several beautiful polypore birch mushroom. Our Earth is wonderful!
If the polypore birch mushrooms you harvested were the same as the one she ID'd in the video, that is not what it is. That is a black bristle bracket (Phellinus ignarius).
@@martinbattilana4249 Can Chugga and the other mushrooms grow on other trees. Let's say an oak or pine tree ??? Have seen something similar growing on an oak tree before.
I have 20 acres with Birch trees and so much chaga i cant keep up with it. South western Ontario. I make tea and mix it with coffee. great for a energy and alertness. Parents love it and acts as a great antioxidant and anti inflammatory.
An escape and evasion instructor once showed me this as a young man in the Army for the purpose of survival. Great to see how you are promoting this as a way of just gaining refreshment. Lovely video thanks😁
Miigwetch! Thank You! Your teaching videos are wonderful! I see to many videos that teaches harvesting without sustainability. The birch tree is a wonderful gift. Onen! Minimalist Camper.
First person I've seen explain how to harvest and how to do so with the trees health in mind. Awesome, it will grow back unless your coocoosh and oinker it all up.
Good stuff, 1 cup a day no more , no less, let it build up in your body 😉 Kookum always harvested medicine in the spring/fall from the land and animals, now today I'm the teacher.. , good day , be well 🙏
I bought a bag of chaga chunks. What I do with them is grind them up in a blender into a course ground up state. Then I put that into a spice grinder and grind it into a fine talcum-like powder. Then I boil a portion in water to make a thick tea with the chaga suspended in it so it is more like cocoa where cocoa powder is added to water producing a thicker consistency than tea. Then I add milk and some honey. The result is like a chaga version of hot cocoa -- but with chaga powder instead of cocoa powder. I also put this in the fridge and drink it cold. It is really delicious and I like the idea that I am consuming the chaga in its entirety.
I dont like coffee but love the ritual of being on a long hike and stopping along a nice scenery and grinding my beans in a grinder (which is every day)...adding chaga powder as well as turkey tail powder and honey to sweeten the whole deal.Its wild how chaga and turkey tail kill the bitterness of coffee and make it drinkable (tried it with and without the add-ons)
@@guruuDev well...ran into to some fresh moist and marshmallow-like birch polypores today....got 2 small ones...sliced them, they are in the dehydrator right this minute...might modify the blend :)
@@quebecpatriot1874 I haven't tried birch polypores yet. I've only had the on-line purchased chaga which I grind up. It makes a wonderful drink with honey and milk like 'drinking' a fragrant birch forest,. I live in Yellowknife Northern Canada and have seen birch polypores in the bush. I'll have to harvest some now. I was wondering how they taste and what might be the best way to make a tasty drink from them. I could mix them with coffee as you've suggested, as one option. Please do let me know if you find a good blend!
@@guruuDev they dont grind well in a coffee grinder at all; they are styrofoam-like even after drying them well....they tend to jam the grinder and you may end up destroying the grinder so boiling dried slices or bits seems to be the way; hint: the smaller the bits, the shorter the boiling time...just like chaga. Chaga powder is good even after 10 minutes bits takes more time big bits (the ones you can reboil) 30 mins to 1 hr (or until tea is coffee dark)
Check out Heidi Villegas on her channel. She will inform you of other things to look for on your acreage. She is a certified herbalist and aromatherapist. She is a wealth of information that is so nice that I've been doing a lot of researching about my immediate area. She would be closer to you than me lives in Idaho her and her husband.
great video thank you, we found something on our birches, they look like horse hooves not sure what they are. We make chaga tea, thank you for letting me know about the orange part of the bark for tea too :)
@@martinbattilana4249I watched a video yesterday and they said the horses hog was the young birch polypore I will have to double check again cos I will be harvesting some this year for the first time
@@jostbary2628 It is Phellinus igniarius. Never heard it called fire sponge in this part of the country. The proper name is black bristle bracket. But it certainly was neither horse hoof (Fomes fomentarius), nor birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina).
Not all black scabs on birch trees is chaga. In my experience with birch tres. Chaga spreads through the whole tree. An if you find tree mushrooms thats a good sign that the branch or tree is dieing.
Studies show the compounds of interest migrate out of the chaga growth into the tree when temperatures are above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Harvest responsibly at temperatures that will benefit your efforts the most.
Im drinkn a hot cup of chaga tea with honey right this minute. I bought 5lbs of chaga from russia 55$ a lb i drink it 3 times a day ive not been sick in 2yrs u can cook one small peice several times before cuttn urself another small peice.
There are birch trees all over maine. I would be able to collect it by the pounds here if i wanted too. I think ill harvest some and give it to some friends of mine lol
You cam also make the bark into a paste use it was a mask or wash your face with it and it will clear are pores and scars over time. Before my mosom passed he urged me to do this but I havent yet
I wish I knew where to find these trees. I'm going to google it! Thanks so much for this valuable information! I believe every word of it! It's interesting how The Most High has given us so much value in nature! It's all around us! We just have to learn about it. I know the natives of this land are aware of so much! It's second nature to them! Thank you for sharing. I was aware of "chaga" but not of the Other mjushroom that you exposed. I do remember birch and sasafras as a child but for some strange reason (wonder what), it appeared to be taken out of circulation! Thanks again for sharing the knowledge!
Russian black gold chaga the supreme mushroom has been known for its healing properties since ancient times birch mushroom, kills cancer cells, and treats other serious diseases, with regular use, only brew chaga to 70 degrees Celsius is not higher, and boiling water 100 degrees Celsius kills almost all the minerals and vitamin in the mushroom chaga, chaga grows on other trees, but medicinal chaga should be collected only on live birch, sick dry birch can not be taken.
I have to correct you a little here. Chaga is good in many ways but it does not grow on the birch sores to protect the tree, it actually kills the tree slowly but surely ...
You are correct.. to a point. I harvest off huge yellow birch trees and many of the chagas are essentially plugging a hole which would admit water and critters that would hasten the trees demise. You are correct in that they are a parasite a the tree will die at some point. Maybe due to the chaga , but trees here seem to be dieing of old age. This is based on thousands of personal observation of old growth yellow birch trees. I did find a small white birch on my property that snapped off entirely because of a chaga infection. The chaga absolutely killed that tree. Point is , trees die , chaga is not evil , lol
I have learned before that the chaga was beneficial for the tree but researching on the internet I find that chaga is actually a parasite killing the tree. Which startled me and left me unsettlesd Do you know of more sources that prove it is actually beneficial for the tree? Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with so much patience and kindness, a joy to watch you interact with the birch
Nice point Linda. Most research suggests it is parasitic, however, this video does suggest/hypothesise (maybe unknowingly?) that it could be a beneficial parasitic-symbiotic relationship as the chaga does live with the birch for some time. Hope The Minimalist can provide some background to this claim :)
I always thought that yeah some of what you say is true it originally is attacking the tree but I thought it lived symbiotically, if you take the full Chaga off you can kill the tree completely as it is in a symbiotic relationship helping one another. That’s what I researched like 10 years ago.
It's just a label. We all live off something. Chaga plugs wounds in trees and in my experiance seems to prolong the trees overall life. It does feed of the trees juices ( like maple syrup?). It reproduces when the tree dies. Trees die every day. Where I harvest chaga I find one chaga in 5 or 6 hundred trees. Most I don't harvest and the trees look quite healthy and happy. Don't worry but do buy american or canadian chaga. Most suppliments buy siberian chaga. If you care what russias doing to Ukraine then don't help russia sell there chaga.
*INTERESTING that U say THEY grow back* AS all I keep reading IS THEY ARE NOT BEING SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED and they *ARE SO IMPORTANT to our HEALTH* especially *now with Coronavirus-TY*
I have CLL cancer. Wonder if the ones what grow in the forest here will work?.I'd like to try. We also have the polypore. They look similar . And also some chaga . Thanks for sharing this medicine info. Much appreciated. Arohanui
Hello there was just wondering if you know that root wehess we call it in central Manitoba grows in river systems have to dig it out me I've never looked for them or what to look for but I have tried the root and and eases the pain on my tooth ache I had I took a small piece and chewed it on my sore tooth and also headaches it's like a pain killer like tylenol of the woods kills pain really good don't know what or if it has an English name for it but it is a root
Well done video! thanks for sharing. been fortunate lately to find quite a few Chaga and Birch polypores..and looking to find info on how best to dry them. Can I use a dehydrator for that? or is it best to simply air dry them on screens or in a paper bag?
How do you feel adding this comment asking a question 3 months ago and still have not got an answer perhaps you should have used your brain and googled it
Blessings and much Gratitude for the share. I'm surrounded by silver birch trees and I had no idea. A question please, can I drink this tea daily and all day long? I am an avid tea drinker. 🤔🥰
Google how much Chaga intake is safe. Possibly about a tablespoon of powder or 16 oz of tea daily. Also, look up any negative effects such as from the oxalates and it's effect on the blood sugar. Chaga brings down blood sugars which is good if one is already on medication to bring down blood sugar levels, they may want to be aware. I drink it pretty much daily and love it however I do drink alot of milk and that helps with oxalates.
chaga can live 70 years at least on birch in the highlands of scotland( on a big tree ) . it is fairly rare , however there are lots of polypore and hoof fungus here
You should tell people that when cutting away bark on any tree you should not cut all the way around the tree or you will kill the tree... Instead only cut random small patches.
Is there anything growing on a birch tree that would look like chaga or this polypore that could be dangerous to consume? I just dont want to consume the wrong thing...
The polypore she showed wasn't birch polypore, but is actually horsehoof fungus. Nothing posionous as far as I know but some is inpalatable so much care needed.
Is the silver birch the only birch with medicinal properties, chugga and polypores? In my area there are a lot of birch trees but I don't know if they're silver or white or another type. All have white bark😑
I used to attach pruning saw to a pole/sapling ( dead only , don't ever cut a live tree for this). I've harvested to 20 feet this way. Anything above that is in the "safe" zone and I leave it be. I do sell chaga and believe in the ethical harvesting. If we keep the price low it won't be endangered.
Kia ora . I wonder if the ones of what grow on our beech tree, here in NZ, might still be ok for us to use?. I have a feeling that birch and beech trees are fairly similar tree?
@@timothylongmore7325 cheers for replying. I feel pretty sure ive seen something that looks so similar , when ive been walking in our native bush here in NZ. I've mainly seen it in the regrowth ,on bush land whats regenerating cut-over forest , where the trees had more or less been clear felled, in times . I cant remember if it were on the beech or perhaps it might have been another type tree. I never took much notice at the time. What about on kamahi ?. These ones www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/trees-native-botanical-names-r-to-z/kamahi.html
@@timothylongmore7325 , i found reference to them possibly also growing on beech trees too. Quote "Chaga grows predominantly on birch trees, but may also be found on ash, elm, beech, alder, and perhaps some other species" . See here untamedfeast.com/chaga-mushrooms/
@@slimdusty6328 Are you New Zealand? If so I don't think you'll find chaga there. It's only found in northern latitudes as far as I know. Do you have birch far south? I'm certain you do have healthy mushrooms locally though and you could always ship some in. They can be expensive but guys like me sell them on ebay for $12 a pound. Pound goes a long way.
@@timothylongmore7325 yes you might be correct. However i have seen these chuga here in the south island NZ. They looked very similar. I know, because i can remember how i'd stopped to study them, up close. They'd had the very same "warty" look to them. But i'd still be wary to try consuming them. Without having them tested. I have many of the mushroom type things of what grow on the side sick tree, or logs of dead tree. Once again i'd be wary to try consuming them, until after i'd had them tested We do have the silver birch tree growing here in NZ . They are exotic species . Not native to NZ. The exotic birch do grow down here in the south, and likewise will also grow in the north island. I'm a conservationist. Ive been actively involved in conserving a cut over regenerating native bush block. Part of this block is also growing the manuka of which i'm now harvesting the honey . Pretty sure that the manuka tree produces the ursolic acid. Great to hear from you Timothy .Hope you are keeping well. Where are you situated ?
I thank the tree and the forest. So far the forest has been kind. My dog harrassed a porcipine but learned a painful lesson. I don't leave tobacco as it's toxic to some plants and not procurred from a natural or ethical source. Maybe I'll leave mullien.
@@Zumbafan999 I've heard of kinikinik. I always thought it was regular tobacco. I respect the rituals but being an anglo and not knowing the proper procedure it seems disrespectful to pretend. So I just thank the tree and the great spirit. I give thanks to great spirit/God/Jesus occasionally too. Especallly on rainy days.
I have huge amount of trees around my area that have what looks like the same type of fungus growing on them but the trees i'm not sure what they are . They look like a type of birch . The bark is like a charcoal colour or black almost like a wire birch tree . Would this be something i should look into further. I know pictures would so much more. Thank you
@@timothylongmore7325 After doing a little more doing research and taking a walk in the area where the trees are Iv'e come to the conclusion that I was wrong about the fungus being chaga. I think it was more of wishful thinking because there was tree after tree with this fungus growing out it and from what I understand the birch tree has a 1 in 10,000 has chaga growing from it. Thank you for responding
@@merlecrandall1709 Sorry to here that. Don't be discouraged though. I've heard the 1 in 10,000 and 2 in 10,000 before lol. When you stand in a wood lot that is primarily birch you may be looking at several hundred trees and on a walk you'll see tens of thousands. Try areas with water. Old growth is best and it's easiest to spot before the leaves emerge. Good luck.
If she is shooting this in North America, it is most likely a white birch. Silver birch is native to Europe and Asia, and is not an indigenous species in North America. But that isn't all she got wrong in the video.
Hopefully someday our phones will become amazing at correctly identifying different species. Until then, I’m not taking the chance. I’d end up poisoning myself.
HAve been giving my dog chaga tea on her food. Shrunk tumors and increased her energy. She is 12 and now wants to run and play again. Thanks for the info.
And you wanna know the sad thing is veterinarians will never tell you this information. It's all about money. Let's heal animals without the need for vaccinations.
Veterinarians are just like the doctors they get some form of a kickback when they prescribe pharmaceutical medicines.
I agree with all of you.
most doctors and Veterinarians only know what they're taught in medical school.
And what they're taught in medical school is decided on by major pharmaceutical corporations 😮
So, I'm grateful for channels like this one 🙏
That second species of mushroom you removed from the birch tree is not a birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina). It's a polypore, and it does grow on birch, but it is called black bristle bracket (Phellinus ignarius).
Can you elaborate in layman’s terms? What’s the difference?
Greenat agreed, I'd like to know too 👍
@@TheGeenat A birch polypore is white underneath, and caramel brown on top. Sometimes a little patchy. It does not have the circular pattern you see on the mushroom that is shown in the vid, nor the brown underside. You can easily research these fungi - there's a host of info on the web.
Pro-tip, when cutting a chaga off a birch, place a container like a cup beneath it to catch the saw dust to make tea. 9 out of 10 dentists agree this is the best way to do it....also chicks dig it. /nod. Love the channel =D
just look at'er go with that hacksaw! damn girl🤣😅😆 great info, learned more here than anywhere else!
Lol! I noticed that too. Wish I was young and strong again. ☹️
Gotta love medicine-al trees and chugga!!!
Harvested some beautiful Chaga today. An amazing old birch gave us that fruit today. We were also fortunate enough to get several beautiful polypore birch mushroom. Our Earth is wonderful!
If the polypore birch mushrooms you harvested were the same as the one she ID'd in the video, that is not what it is. That is a black bristle bracket (Phellinus ignarius).
@@martinbattilana4249
Can Chugga and the other mushrooms grow on other trees. Let's say an oak or pine tree ???
Have seen something similar growing on an oak tree before.
I have 20 acres with Birch trees and so much chaga i cant keep up with it. South western Ontario. I make tea and mix it with coffee. great for a energy and alertness. Parents love it and acts as a great antioxidant and anti inflammatory.
Is there any way I could purchase some from you ?
Thank you! This was great and you are a fantastic teacher.
An escape and evasion instructor once showed me this as a young man in the Army for the purpose of survival. Great to see how you are promoting this as a way of just gaining refreshment. Lovely video thanks😁
Well I believe tomorrow I will begin my search for chaga.
Miigwetch! Thank You! Your teaching videos are wonderful! I see to many videos that teaches harvesting without sustainability. The birch tree is a wonderful gift. Onen! Minimalist Camper.
Thanks for the step by step, identification. 👍🏻❤️
Thank you, the Birch, Chaga and Polypores.
Thank you for such a terrific and very knowledgeable video. Very well done and professional.
Educational. Thank you. ✨️
Thank You for showing me about this part of the birch tree I have made some Birch Oil and did not know about this.
Thank you for allowing me to learn and watch about the medicines
Yes ❤️
im in all kinds of trades I love to learn so I can take some of the cool tools to undo these specimens
Thank you for your beautiful info alternative medicine is wat we need to go bak to!!
Thank you/ Chi Miigwetch 💝
dziękuje , Teraz wiem jak . Bardzo telikatnie poruszony temat .thank you, now I know how. A very delicate topic
Birch are not native to CA, but they are here. I will now be looking more closely! Thanks very much. I loved this.
First person I've seen explain how to harvest and how to do so with the trees health in mind. Awesome, it will grow back unless your coocoosh and oinker it all up.
Ty for your informative video. I really appreciate it & the singing is lovely too. Much love and healing to you and us all
I enjoyed this video and appreciate
You teaching us how to harvest responsibly .
Thank you 🌷
Good stuff, 1 cup a day no more , no less, let it build up in your body 😉 Kookum always harvested medicine in the spring/fall from the land and animals, now today I'm the teacher.. , good day , be well 🙏
I bought a bag of chaga chunks. What I do with them is grind them up in a blender into a course ground up state. Then I put that into a spice grinder and grind it into a fine talcum-like powder. Then I boil a portion in water to make a thick tea with the chaga suspended in it so it is more like cocoa where cocoa powder is added to water producing a thicker consistency than tea. Then I add milk and some honey. The result is like a chaga version of hot cocoa -- but with chaga powder instead of cocoa powder. I also put this in the fridge and drink it cold. It is really delicious and I like the idea that I am consuming the chaga in its entirety.
I dont like coffee but love the ritual of being on a long hike and stopping along a nice scenery and grinding my beans in a grinder (which is every day)...adding chaga powder as well as turkey tail powder and honey to sweeten the whole deal.Its wild how chaga and turkey tail kill the bitterness of coffee and make it drinkable (tried it with and without the add-ons)
@@quebecpatriot1874 Cool -- I'll have to try the blend!
@@guruuDev well...ran into to some fresh moist and marshmallow-like birch polypores today....got 2 small ones...sliced them, they are in the dehydrator right this minute...might modify the blend :)
@@quebecpatriot1874 I haven't tried birch polypores yet. I've only had the on-line purchased chaga which I grind up. It makes a wonderful drink with honey and milk like 'drinking' a fragrant birch forest,. I live in Yellowknife Northern Canada and have seen birch polypores in the bush. I'll have to harvest some now. I was wondering how they taste and what might be the best way to make a tasty drink from them. I could mix them with coffee as you've suggested, as one option. Please do let me know if you find a good blend!
@@guruuDev they dont grind well in a coffee grinder at all; they are styrofoam-like even after drying them well....they tend to jam the grinder and you may end up destroying the grinder so boiling dried slices or bits seems to be the way; hint: the smaller the bits, the shorter the boiling time...just like chaga. Chaga powder is good even after 10 minutes bits takes more time big bits (the ones you can reboil) 30 mins to 1 hr (or until tea is coffee dark)
Fascinating
I have 25 acres and I know so little.
Thank you.
Check out Heidi Villegas on her channel. She will inform you of other things to look for on your acreage.
She is a certified herbalist and aromatherapist. She is a wealth of information that is so nice that I've been doing a lot of researching about my immediate area. She would be closer to you than me lives in Idaho her and her husband.
thanks for your video... it has a lot of information I was looking for... cheers from Australia
great video thank you, we found something on our birches, they look like horse hooves not sure what they are. We make chaga tea, thank you for letting me know about the orange part of the bark for tea too :)
The "horse hoofs" are tinder conks (Fomes fomentarius).
@@martinbattilana4249 Sir, can you suggest any reputable sources for buying chaga ?
@@johnmazza9432 amazon :)
@@martinbattilana4249I watched a video yesterday and they said the horses hog was the young birch polypore I will have to double check again cos I will be harvesting some this year for the first time
That wasn't birch polypore but was horse hoof fungus. Care needed when dealing with fungi.
I am not sure, doesn't look like horse hoof.
@@stevejulian It might be Phellinus igniarius (fire sponge)
@@jostbary2628 It is Phellinus igniarius. Never heard it called fire sponge in this part of the country. The proper name is black bristle bracket. But it certainly was neither horse hoof (Fomes fomentarius), nor birch polypore (Fomitopsis betulina).
very insightful video well done thanks for sharing
Not all black scabs on birch trees is chaga. In my experience with birch tres. Chaga spreads through the whole tree. An if you find tree mushrooms thats a good sign that the branch or tree is dieing.
Thanks for sharing this ! :)
Your video has a nice presintation and was informative. 👍
Great presentation,you are the birch queen
Wonderful presentation and done well.
Thank you very much for sharing your great knowledge ❤️🍄🍁
thanks for this , i literally just found a peace that must be 4 ft by 3 ft wide not kidding , ill be harvesting some tomorrow
What? That’s huge!!!
Studies show the compounds of interest migrate out of the chaga growth into the tree when temperatures are above 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Harvest responsibly at temperatures that will benefit your efforts the most.
Can you suggest any literature where I can read more ?
I've also heard that bs
Thank you very much for your information.
Im drinkn a hot cup of chaga tea with honey right this minute. I bought 5lbs of chaga from russia 55$ a lb i drink it 3 times a day ive not been sick in 2yrs u can cook one small peice several times before cuttn urself another small peice.
Thank you for that information.
There are birch trees all over maine. I would be able to collect it by the pounds here if i wanted too. I think ill harvest some and give it to some friends of mine lol
Harvest the chaga during the winter while the tree is dormant.
We use to eat birtc bark, it was a treat.
Turkey tail mushrooms also grow on dead fallen birchs....another earth gift for us in the same line as the chaga
wonderful video - very informative
Very nice video thank you very much
You cam also make the bark into a paste use it was a mask or wash your face with it and it will clear are pores and scars over time. Before my mosom passed he urged me to do this but I havent yet
@Musto211 You mean a recipe. ☺️
@@srvntlilly Recipes used to be called receipts.
thx
beautiful thank you!!
Thank you 🙏🏻
wattle trees in Australia have sap that is edible and sweet. And black seeds from them in spring makes damper
I use a potato grater, to grate the chaga.
I wish I knew where to find these trees. I'm going to google it! Thanks so much for this valuable information! I believe every word of it! It's interesting how The Most High has given us so much value in nature! It's all around us! We just have to learn about it. I know the natives of this land are aware of so much! It's second nature to them! Thank you for sharing. I was aware of "chaga" but not of the Other mjushroom that you exposed. I do remember birch and sasafras as a child but for some strange reason (wonder what), it appeared to be taken out of circulation! Thanks again for sharing the knowledge!
Russian black gold chaga the supreme mushroom has been known for its healing properties since ancient times birch mushroom, kills cancer cells, and treats other serious diseases, with regular use, only brew chaga to 70 degrees Celsius is not higher, and boiling water 100 degrees Celsius kills almost all the minerals and vitamin in the mushroom chaga, chaga grows on other trees, but medicinal chaga should be collected only on live birch, sick dry birch can not be taken.
Sassafras root tea causes cancer.
@@user-rg7mi2dh9b Thanks for your insights. So when making chaga tea, a person should only make the water hot but not boiling ?
Nice Video.
Love it natural remedies. 1 question they say it's better to harvest when it cold is that true or not, thank you
I have to correct you a little here. Chaga is good in many ways but it does not grow on the birch sores to protect the tree, it actually kills the tree slowly but surely ...
You are correct.. to a point. I harvest off huge yellow birch trees and many of the chagas are essentially plugging a hole which would admit water and critters that would hasten the trees demise. You are correct in that they are a parasite a the tree will die at some point. Maybe due to the chaga , but trees here seem to be dieing of old age. This is based on thousands of personal observation of old growth yellow birch trees. I did find a small white birch on my property that snapped off entirely because of a chaga infection. The chaga absolutely killed that tree. Point is , trees die , chaga is not evil , lol
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I have learned before that the chaga was beneficial for the tree but researching on the internet I find that chaga is actually a parasite killing the tree. Which startled me and left me unsettlesd Do you know of more sources that prove it is actually beneficial for the tree? Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with so much patience and kindness, a joy to watch you interact with the birch
Nice point Linda. Most research suggests it is parasitic, however, this video does suggest/hypothesise (maybe unknowingly?) that it could be a beneficial parasitic-symbiotic relationship as the chaga does live with the birch for some time. Hope The Minimalist can provide some background to this claim :)
It’s beneficial and it will eventually the tree….it does both
I always thought that yeah some of what you say is true it originally is attacking the tree but I thought it lived symbiotically, if you take the full Chaga off you can kill the tree completely as it is in a symbiotic relationship helping one another. That’s what I researched like 10 years ago.
Well, it’s a tree so I wouldn’t worry about it.
It's just a label. We all live off something. Chaga plugs wounds in trees and in my experiance seems to prolong the trees overall life. It does feed of the trees juices ( like maple syrup?). It reproduces when the tree dies. Trees die every day. Where I harvest chaga I find one chaga in 5 or 6 hundred trees. Most I don't harvest and the trees look quite healthy and happy. Don't worry but do buy american or canadian chaga. Most suppliments buy siberian chaga. If you care what russias doing to Ukraine then don't help russia sell there chaga.
Can any of these be mistaken as something harmful? Or is anyting growing on a type of birch tree okay
Is there any time of the year which is better to harvest Chaga in concern of the active ingredients in the mushroom?
Solid video!!!! What's the singing at the end?
*INTERESTING that U say THEY grow back* AS all I keep reading IS THEY ARE NOT BEING SUSTAINABLY HARVESTED
and they *ARE SO IMPORTANT to our HEALTH* especially *now with Coronavirus-TY*
most potent chaga medicine picked at minus 40
I have CLL cancer. Wonder if the ones what grow in the forest here will work?.I'd like to try. We also have the polypore. They look similar . And also some chaga . Thanks for sharing this medicine info. Much appreciated. Arohanui
Will be great when you let us know if it works 🙏
All the best for the future
She misidentified the birch polypore. That is not what that was.
Nice video. Is that an Anonymous 4 track at the end?
Hello there was just wondering if you know that root wehess we call it in central Manitoba grows in river systems have to dig it out me I've never looked for them or what to look for but I have tried the root and and eases the pain on my tooth ache I had I took a small piece and chewed it on my sore tooth and also headaches it's like a pain killer like tylenol of the woods kills pain really good don't know what or if it has an English name for it but it is a root
Super cool! Isn’t used to keep fire coals too? For travel?
Hummm, I don't know. Good question. I'll look into it.
I have heard the birch polyp ore was used to carry a fire from camp to camp as it has a very slow burn. Kind of smoulder
Well done video! thanks for sharing. been fortunate lately to find quite a few Chaga and Birch polypores..and looking to find info on how best to dry them. Can I use a dehydrator for that? or is it best to simply air dry them on screens or in a paper bag?
How do you feel adding this comment asking a question 3 months ago and still have not got an answer perhaps you should have used your brain and googled it
@@brianthomason5022 Those are not birch polypores, so you both might want to google it.
@@brianthomason5022 How do you feel being rude and condescending?
You rearly need any tools. I use a branch because most are high in the tree.
Blessings and much Gratitude for the share. I'm surrounded by silver birch trees and I had no idea. A question please, can I drink this tea daily and all day long? I am an avid tea drinker. 🤔🥰
Google how much Chaga intake is safe. Possibly about a tablespoon of powder or 16 oz of tea daily. Also, look up any negative effects such as from the oxalates and it's effect on the blood sugar. Chaga brings down blood sugars which is good if one is already on medication to bring down blood sugar levels, they may want to be aware.
I drink it pretty much daily and love it however I do drink alot of milk and that helps with oxalates.
chaga can live 70 years at least on birch in the highlands of scotland( on a big tree ) . it is fairly rare , however there are lots of polypore and hoof fungus here
You should tell people that when cutting away bark on any tree you should not cut all the way around the tree or you will kill the tree...
Instead only cut random small patches.
Really though it is best to NOT take it from a live tree is you're taking the bark for tee or oil, but also not a rotten one
One of the first skinning knives I bought as a kid. Buck me! 😂
😍😎👍💪🙏chaga me encantaría probarlo pero estamos lejos 😔
Is there anything growing on a birch tree that would look like chaga or this polypore that could be dangerous to consume? I just dont want to consume the wrong thing...
The polypore she showed wasn't birch polypore, but is actually horsehoof fungus. Nothing posionous as far as I know but some is inpalatable so much care needed.
@@northernembersoutdoors1045 It wasn't a horsehoof fungus either. It was a black bristle bracket (Phellinus ignarius).
Can other trees grow chugga and polypore??????
Is the silver birch the only birch with medicinal properties, chugga and polypores? In my area there are a lot of birch trees but I don't know if they're silver or white or another type. All have white bark😑
hmmm... will chaga 'protect' our wounds?
In wich quantity we must use it!
CONTINUE MR CHANESE IN CORYLUS SIR
Well hell... you cured Covid.....
Ps~YOU are so lucky they are within reach+ "mine" are way TOO HIGH for me to harvest+ TY+
I used to attach pruning saw to a pole/sapling ( dead only , don't ever cut a live tree for this). I've harvested to 20 feet this way. Anything above that is in the "safe" zone and I leave it be. I do sell chaga and believe in the ethical harvesting. If we keep the price low it won't be endangered.
We sometimes have to use a ladder. Not easy to Cary a ladder in the forest.
Song at end pls?
will chaga grow on oak trees ?
Kia ora . I wonder if the ones of what grow on our beech tree, here in NZ, might still be ok for us to use?. I have a feeling that birch and beech trees are fairly similar tree?
I don't think so. Beech don't have betulinic acid like birch.
@@timothylongmore7325 cheers for replying. I feel pretty sure ive seen something that looks so similar , when ive been walking in our native bush here in NZ. I've mainly seen it in the regrowth ,on bush land whats regenerating cut-over forest , where the trees had more or less been clear felled, in times . I cant remember if it were on the beech or perhaps it might have been another type tree. I never took much notice at the time. What about on kamahi ?. These ones www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/trees-native-botanical-names-r-to-z/kamahi.html
@@timothylongmore7325 , i found reference to them possibly also growing on beech trees too. Quote "Chaga grows predominantly on birch trees, but may also be found on ash, elm, beech, alder, and perhaps some other species" . See here untamedfeast.com/chaga-mushrooms/
@@slimdusty6328 Are you New Zealand? If so I don't think you'll find chaga there. It's only found in northern latitudes as far as I know. Do you have birch far south? I'm certain you do have healthy mushrooms locally though and you could always ship some in. They can be expensive but guys like me sell them on ebay for $12 a pound. Pound goes a long way.
@@timothylongmore7325 yes you might be correct. However i have seen these chuga here in the south island NZ. They looked very similar. I know, because i can remember how i'd stopped to study them, up close. They'd had the very same "warty" look to them. But i'd still be wary to try consuming them. Without having them tested.
I have many of the mushroom type things of what grow on the side sick tree, or logs of dead tree. Once again i'd be wary to try consuming them, until after i'd had them tested
We do have the silver birch tree growing here in NZ . They are exotic species . Not native to NZ. The exotic birch do grow down here in the south, and likewise will also grow in the north island.
I'm a conservationist. Ive been actively involved in conserving a cut over regenerating native bush block. Part of this block is also growing the manuka of which i'm now harvesting the honey . Pretty sure that the manuka tree produces the ursolic acid.
Great to hear from you Timothy .Hope you are keeping well. Where are you situated ?
I'm wondering if you gave protocol for what you took from Mother Earth? Maybe we didn't see that part?
asema tobacco and prayer
I thank the tree and the forest. So far the forest has been kind. My dog harrassed a porcipine but learned a painful lesson. I don't leave tobacco as it's toxic to some plants and not procurred from a natural or ethical source. Maybe I'll leave mullien.
@@timothylongmore7325 There is natural tobacco called kinikinik that will not hurt the plants. It may not be your way but it is the Cree way.
@@Zumbafan999 I've heard of kinikinik. I always thought it was regular tobacco. I respect the rituals but being an anglo and not knowing the proper procedure it seems disrespectful to pretend. So I just thank the tree and the great spirit. I give thanks to great spirit/God/Jesus occasionally too. Especallly on rainy days.
2nd is not birch polypore! It's been said before! Just reiterating
Where was the tobacco?
THEY SAID SIR ,VARIETY ARE GROWNCOMMERCIALY FOR EDIBLE NUTS SIR IN CHINESE
Likely get tetnus from that saw blade !
I have huge amount of trees around my area that have what looks like the same type of fungus growing on them but the trees i'm not sure what they are . They look like a type of birch . The bark is like a charcoal colour or black almost like a wire birch tree . Would this be something i should look into further. I know pictures would so much more. Thank you
Look up the tree. May be black birch. Birch bark is very similar on all birch species that I know of. Also chip off a piece of the chaga.
@@timothylongmore7325 After doing a little more doing research and taking a walk in the area where the trees are Iv'e come to the conclusion that I was wrong about the fungus being chaga. I think it was more of wishful thinking because there was tree after tree with this fungus growing out it and from what I understand the birch tree has a 1 in 10,000 has chaga growing from it. Thank you for responding
@@merlecrandall1709 Sorry to here that. Don't be discouraged though. I've heard the 1 in 10,000 and 2 in 10,000 before lol. When you stand in a wood lot that is primarily birch you may be looking at several hundred trees and on a walk you'll see tens of thousands. Try areas with water. Old growth is best and it's easiest to spot before the leaves emerge. Good luck.
Are you sure that's a birch polypore?
That sure looks like a white birch (the first one)... does chaga grow in both white and silver birch?
yes
If she is shooting this in North America, it is most likely a white birch. Silver birch is native to Europe and Asia, and is not an indigenous species in North America. But that isn't all she got wrong in the video.
Jag gillar svamp
I thought it was a parasite/chaga i mean
"sTeep".
But when you take off the inner bark you damage the tree., And if you take too much you can kill it.
She harvested the inner bark from dead fall.
Hopefully someday our phones will become amazing at correctly identifying different species. Until then, I’m not taking the chance. I’d end up poisoning myself.