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These bitter mushrooms act as parasites on birch trees, but they're revered for their medicinal properties, including immunomodulatory, antiviral and antidiabetes effects
Chaga mushrooms aren't the most attractive fungi on the block, and they're not the tastiest either, but when it comes to medicinal value, chaga mushrooms are king. Typically consumed in tea form due to their bitter flavor, chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a tree parasite that slowly decomposes tree trunks.