Medicinal teas are by no means a new or novel concept. But recently, there’s been a growing interest in medical mushroom teas. And Chaga tea, in particular, has gained serious notoriety among many health-minded individuals around the globe.
This surge in attention is no doubt related to Chaga’s considerable health and wellness benefits. In fact, Chaga medicinal mushrooms are hailed for their ability to boost your immune function, increase your energy level, improve your digestion, and diminishing your stress response.
And these are all factors that directly contribute to helping your body mitigate the physical, emotional, and environmental challenges faced daily in our increasingly chaotic modern world. For those who are unfamiliar with Chaga, here’s a quick overview touching on a few key health benefits:
Immune System Support
Chaga’s soaring ORAC (which measures antioxidant levels in food) helps bolster your immune system’s fight against harmful and invasive cells or particles.
Energy Boost
Chaga stimulates the production of protein molecules that fuel your body, which in turn helps increase your energy levels and sharpens your mental clarity.
Detoxification
Chaga’s high fiber and rich antioxidant content promote peak liver function that aids in drawing out various harmful toxins.
Improved Stress Response
Chaga’s apoptogenic properties (adaptogens are a type of plant that helps you adapt to shifting physical, emotional, and environmental conditions) can help your body better cope with various internal and external stressors.
Of course, this short summary barely scratches the surface. But suffice it to say, Chaga offers a heaping bounty of healthful goodness!
If you’re interested in making your own with Chaga tea, it all starts with Chaga powder.
But before we dive in too deep, let’s clarify the different types of Chaga powder first.
Chaga Coarse Powder Vs. Chaga Powder Extract
There are two types of Chaga powder: Coarse raw Chaga powder and Chaga powder extract.
Raw coarse powder is made from ground-up Chaga chunks. The advantage of coarse powder over raw chunks is faster brewing time. Typically, you need to boil raw chunks in water for about an hour or more. But coarse powder only needs to steep for 30 to 45 minutes, at most.
Coarse powder brews more quickly because small ground particles have a significantly larger surface area. And water permeates the Chaga more quickly, thus brews much faster.
Chaga extract powder is also made from ground-up raw chunks. In addition to the initial processing, which includes laboratory testing, analysis and vetting for proper size and moisture content, along with sterilization and drying, Chaga extract is freeze-dried using a water extraction process.
The advantage of Chaga extract is preparation is almost instant. You can add Chaga extract to water for instant tea. You can also add extract to other beverages, including smoothies, fruit juice blends, and even coffee.
How to Make Chaga Tea With Raw Chaga Powder
Making tea with coarse powder is and only requires a couple of ingredients.
To get started, you’ll need some raw Chaga powder. We recommend buying Chaga at Sayanchaga.com, the leading source of quality Chaga products.
Next, you’ll need a receptacle in which to prepare your tea. And here, you’ve got a few options.
Are you looking to brew a larger batch of tea?
Put raw Chaga powder in a large pot of water. Blend the two ingredients in a 5:1 ratio of water to Chaga. For example, you would add 5 oz of Chaga (about 2/3 cup) to 20 oz of boiling water (about 2 ½ cups).
Boil the mixture for 30 to 45 minutes.
Strain off the liquid, taking care to remove all coarse powder particles.
Just want to brew a single mug of tea?
Here again, you’ve got options.
Sealable tea bags – You can purchase unbleached tea bags online or through a specialty tea retailer.
Spoon 2 tbsp of Chaga powder into a tea bag and seal. Put the teabag into a mug with 5 oz of boiling water and let it steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the teabag, wring out the excess, and it’s ready to drink.
Diffuser– Using a Diffuser follows basically the same process as with tea bags.
Add 2 tbsp of Chaga to the differ, place it in a 5 oz mug of boiling water, and let it steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the diffuser, and it’s ready to drink.
How to Make Chaga Tea With Chaga Extract Powder
If easy convenience is your thing, you’ll love making Chaga tea with extract powder!
There’s no boiling required. Just stir the extract into a mug of hot water, allow the powder to dissolve, and it’s ready to drink.
You should still observe the same 5:1 water to Chaga ratio. Stir 2 tbsp of powder into a mug with 5 oz of hot water.
Optimize Your Chaga Tea Experience With These Pro Tips
Making Chaga tea isn’t complicated or difficult to manage. But as with any culinary practice, there are always special insider tricks guaranteed to improve the process. And here are several pro tips that will ensure you maximize your enjoyment.
• To extract the utmost nutritional value and fully capitalize on Chaga’s health benefits, you should drink Chaga tea 2 to 3 times a day.
• To ensure your Chaga is adequately brewed, boil raw coarse powder between 60 and 65 degrees Celsius.
• You can reuse coarse powder to make a second batch of tea, but you should notnot reuse the same Chaga more than twice.
• If you don’t love Chaga’s natural flavor or find it too bitter, just add sweetener – we recommend honey or agave syrup.
• If you want to spice up your Chaga tea, lemon, mint, and sage can all add a lovely herbal bouquet.
• Chaga tea is also delicious over ice.
Try Chaga Tea TODAY!
If you’ve never tried Chaga and you’re interested in experimenting with these healthful mushrooms, Chaga tea is a great place to start. And Chaga powder is the easiest way to make Chaga tea. So, pick up some Chaga powder today and discover why this unsung superfood is suddenly generating such an enormous buzz.
*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.
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Melanie Hebert –
How does Sayan produce Chaga extract?
David Vartanian –
We freeze dry our Chaga using a sophisticated water extraction process.
David Vartanian –
Absolutely! In fact, we pride ourselves on preserving and bettering the environment. To accomplish this, we carefully map out our harvesting territory and only revisit each region once every 3 to 5 years. This gap in between harvests allows the Chaga regrowth to fully mature.