Herbal teas, or tisanes, are the resultant liquid of extracting herbs into water, though they are made in a few different ways. Infusions are hot water extracts of herbs, such as chamomile or mint, through steeping. Decoctions are the long-term boiled extracts, usually of harder substances like roots or bark.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80 percent of the population of some Asian and African countries presently use herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care.
Laboratory studies on extract of chaga mushroom has indicated possible future potential in cancer therapy, as an antioxidant, Life Sciences 79 (1): 72–80.n immunotherapy, and as an anti-inflammatory.( Kim, Yong Ook; Life Sciences 79 (1): 72–80.)
Inonotus obliquus, commonly known as chaga mushroom), is a fungus in Hymenochaetaceae family.
(a Latinisation of the Russian term 'чага'
It is parasitic on birch and other trees. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and has the appearance of burnt charcoal. It is not the fruiting body of the fungus, but a mass of mycelium, mostly black due to the presence of massive amounts of melanin. The fertile fruiting body can be found very rarely as a resupinate (crustose) fungus on or near the clinker, usually appearing after the host tree is dead.
The chaga tea I make pictured below reciepe is as follows, ground chaga make tea bag or use tea bell. Boil water then simmer water when bubbles disappear add tea bags steep until cool pour tea in mason jar with bags in set in fridge for 24 hours. You can sweeten if desired. Strain; pour strained tea back into jar. Enjoy your healthy tea.