Arctic Bear Siberian Chaga

Wild-Harvested Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) Fruiting Body Mushroom Extract

What You Need to Know

• Foraged and wild-harvested in the Arctic—home of the strongest Chaga;
• Broad-spectrum extract captures high concentrations of healing polysaccharides (30%) and triterpenes—including betulinic acid;
• Prepared and ready to use—incorrectly/unprepared Chaga is indigestible;
• Domestically produced in a certified organic, FDA cGMP compliant facility;
• 3rd party laboratory tested; 
• Unique, long-standing relationships with our suppliers ensure the finest Chaga fruiting bodies are used for extraction.

Introduction to the Benefits of Chaga

• Chaga provides impactful, modulating support for the immune system;
• Adaptogenic and tonic, supporting improved endocrine (hormone) function;
• Healing and beneficial anti-inflammatory properties; 
• Potent antioxidant;
• Used historically as an anti-tumor agent (with current supporting research).*

What Our Customers Are Saying

"I've been feeling intuitive like my body has needed Chaga for quite some time now and I've always hesitated because the other brands on the market that I've considered buying just haven't felt right for some reason. I bought this for myself recently and felt so incredible even after the first cup (I have it before bed with hot tea). It just feels "right" and I look forward to how it makes me feel daily. I don't have any particular health issues that I bought it for, I've just been very drawn to it I suppose for things going on inside I may not be aware of. I was worried about the taste, but it tastes amazing and mixes into tea perfectly! Highly recommended!" — Amanda, Customer Review  

Chaga: The Source Matters

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a parasite fungus that predominantly grows on birch trees in cold regions. Growth requires winter freezing temperatures.

Our Chaga is harvested in ideal growing conditions, from regions affected by the harshest winters. We do this because the strongest Chaga grows in forests above the Arctic Circle

Betulinic acid, what is being discovered as one of the most potent compounds found in Chaga, is present in greater concentrations in Chaga grown colder climates.

Chaga: The Extraction Matters

This Chaga Extract Powder is a dual-stage hydro-ethanol powdered extract (standardized 30% polysaccharides).

Using both water and alcohol in producing this extract is the only way to ensure that both the healing polysaccharides and the healing triterpenes—including betulinic acid—are captured during extraction.

Other extracts rely on hot water and are unable to capture the triterpenes, which must be extracted in alcohol.

This dual-stage extraction results in a Chaga that is ready-to-use without any further processing.

Arctic Bear Siberian Chaga Extract Powder

Suggested Use

As a dietary supplement, adults take 2 grams (roughly 1/2 tsp) 1-2 times per day, preferably on an empty stomach.

As with all dietary supplements, please consult a qualified healthcare practitioner prior to use.

Due to the relatively high levels of naturally occurring vanillin (the flavor compound responsible for the taste of vanilla), Chaga Extract has pleasant taste and incorporates well into many drinks.

Our favorite way to consume this product is by simply combining it with 4-6 ounces of warm or hot water and taking it on an empty stomach.

Learn more about using all of our products here.

Chaga, Chitin, and Absorption

The cell walls of mushrooms, including Chaga, are primarily composed of chitin, an indigestible polysaccharide. 

Humans are unable to digest chitin—it must be completely broken down before consuming (usually through prolonged cooking). The beneficial properties of all medicinal mushrooms are locked away unless properly processed.   

This extract powder (as are all of our Medicinal Mushrooms) is ready to use. No further processing is required and all nutrients and therapeutic compounds are present and available.

Ideal Storage

A cool, dry place, away from sunlight and moisture.

Cycling Herbs

Herb cycling schedules can be beneficial when healing. If you prefer to rotate your pro-androgenic and tonic herbs, we suggest a schedule of five days on and two days off, or four weeks on and one week off.

Where Else Will You Find Chaga?

In addition to this—our pure Chaga Extract Powder—our popular Twelve Rivers MycoMedic Mushroom Complex brings Chaga into a comprehensive medicinal mushroom formula, offering a broad-spectrum of benefits, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune support, and is an ideal daily, supportive adaptogenic tonic and as a first line of defense when confronting illness.

• Twelve Rivers MycoMedic Extract Powder;
• Twelve Rivers MycoMedic Tincture (2 Ounces);
• Twelve Rivers MycoMedic Tincture (4 Ounces).

Wild Siberian Chaga Extract Powder Testing Certificate of Analysis (CofA)

• Wild Siberian Chaga Extract Powder Certificate of Analysis (CofA).

Where to Buy Chaga Extract Powder?

RAW Forest Foods offers bulk, 70 gram pouches of Chaga Extract Powder, with 35 servings (2 grams per serving) per pouch. As with all of our products, we source our ingredients as close to the producers—the farms and forests—as possible, and visiting sites and meeting with growers, wild-harvesters, and processors as possible.

Disclosures

Before starting any new medicinal herbs or nutritional supplements (from our company or otherwise), customers should consult with their qualified healthcare practitioner. This not because we question the safety of our products, but because we believe in the strength of our products and that plants have a medicinal, therapeutic potential.

This product is not for use by those under the age of 18, who are pregnant or nursing, or who are allergic or adverse to any of the ingredients contained within.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Please consult our full Terms and Conditions for more information. 

Quick Facts

View our Wild Siberian Chaga quick facts PDF.

Works Referenced

• A comparative study of analytical methods for alkali-soluble β-glucan in medicinal mushroom, Chaga (Inonotus obliquus);
• Chaga – The Facts;
• Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) induces G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells;
• Chaga Mushroom (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center);
• Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis;
• Inhibitory and Acceleratory Effects of Inonotus obliquus on Tyrosinase Activity and Melanin Formation in B16 Melanoma Cells;
• Inonotus obliquus derived polysaccharide inhibits the migration and invasion of human non-small cell lung carcinoma cells via suppression of MMP-2 and MMP-9;
• Inonotus obliquus (Wikipedia);
• King Chaga: Ruler Of The Land;
• Oxidative stress response of Inonotus obliquus induced by hydrogen peroxide;
• Prevention of Inonotus obliquus polysaccharides for high power microwave radiation induced testicular injury in rats: an experimental research;
• Selective cytotoxicity of betulinic acid on tumor cell lines, but not on normal cells;
• Stimulated production of steroids in Inonotus obliquus by host factors from birch;
• The Healing Powers of Wild Chaga, Price-Pottenger Journal;
• The History of Chaga in Herbal Medicine.