Wild Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) modulates inflammation, neural cell survival and inhibits proliferation of cancer cells

• Main Authors: Susan SC Cheung (Author), Garyen Chong (Author), Ingrid Elisia (Author), David Hasman (Author), Martin Lee (Author), Linda Chang (Author), Ziliang Ao (Author), Djamel Khelifi (Author), Gerald Krystal (Author), Joseph Tai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aim: Inonotus obliquus (Ach. Ex. Pers), commonly known as Chaga, is a parasitic fungus that grows on birch trees. Indigenous North Americans and Northern Eurasians have used Chaga tea as a folk medicine for centuries, and there are currently significant interests in commercializing Ch...