The Chaga Mushroom prevents herpes from entering cells by stopping the virus from fusing into the cell’s membrane. – Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms

The Chaga Mushroom is scientifically known as Inonotus obliquus, it is from the Hymenochaetaceae family. It is parasitic on birch and other trees. The sterile conk is irregularly formed and has the appearance of burnt charcoal according to Sierrapotomac.org. (2)

“Mushrooms have been scientifically proven to have anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties which assist the body in fending off diseases like Polio, Hepatitis B, HIV, Influenza, HSV-1 and HSV-2 as well as the small pox virus.” – Medicalmushrooms.net

The University of Maryland Medical Center says that “The use of herbs is a time honored approach to strengthening the body and treating disease.” Additionally, “One study of …people with genital herpes found that those who were treated with homeopathy (the use of natural substances) experienced improvement in their symptoms and were less likely to have recurrent outbreaks.”

The examples of Chaga Mushrooms should increase the confidence of consumers in the health benefits offered by natural products.

The generic name of this mushroom “refers to the fibrous, hairy surface of the fungus; obliquus is Latin for slanting, sideways or on one side and refers to the oblique orientation of the pores on the fruiting body; also known as Polyporus obliquus and Poria obliqua”

The bottom line?

This new research on medicinal mushrooms is greatly encouraging. We’ve always believed in natural, effective remedies. We believe that people always prefer natural ingredients to chemical drugs as long as these ingredients were tested and proven to be safe and effective.