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BIRCH POLYPORE
What is Birch Polypore?
The birch polypore mushroom got its name because it grows from dead birch wood, it does not grow on living trees. The Birch Polypore has a tough and woody fruiting body and grows out of the Birch Tree, its shape resembling a pancake, its tops is brown tan and underneath pure white.
Birch trees contain betulinic acid which has many health benefits, there are also other chemicals in the Birch Polypore that are beneficial for being healthy, it contains essential fatty acids, including alpha-linoleic acid, oleic acid, and palmitoleic acid, as well as agaric acid that was traditionally used to harmful organism , also its packed with Vitamin D.
It is such a universal mushroom used in traditional medicine for thousands of years. It has been known for its uses both fresh and dried, its main uses are for its antifungal and antiseptic properties. When fresh it has been used to make a plaster from the underside of the mushroom, a strip is removed from the pore membrane and creates a self-sticking plaster. Corn or Blister Plasters can also be made in a similar way. A Birch Polypore Tincture is made when dried and extracted.
The Birch polypore has also been used to sharpen barbers’ razors by drying it and sticking it to a piece of flat wood, an ideal product as already antifungal and antiseptic.
Health & Wellbeing of the Birch Polypore Mushroom
What are the Benefits of Birch Polypore?
The birch polypore mushroom contains bioactive substances that can provide benefits throughout the body. Here are some of those benefits.
Antiviral Properties
Birch Polypore has proved positive in treating cold and flu, and blocking reproduction of HIV Cells.
Antibiotic
The Birch Polypore contains the antibiotic piptamine which has been used to treat e-coli.
Anti inflammatory.
Several Triterpene Acids are within the Birch Polypore and these are known anti-inflammatory substances and it is known to reduce swelling and redness.
Cancer Fighting Properties
Betulinic acid and other chemicals in the fungi have been shown to cause apoptosis, the destruction of cancer cells while not affecting healthy cells.
Antiseptic
For cleaning wounds and being an aid to healing when used fresh.
Antifungal.
This mushroom grows on its own and with no other mushrooms, this is because it contains strong antifungals.
Boosts and Supports a Healthy Immune System
Its assists in responding to invaders and also protects white blood cells made in bnone marrow.
Improves Gut Health
Promotes regular bowel movements, keeps gastrointestinal system balanced acting prebiotics, providing beneficial bacteria in your gut.
Organic Birch Polypore Tincture
Using Birch Polypore Tincture?
We wildly harvest and handpick our Birch Polypore from the Birch Trees in the Highlands of Scotland to make our Organic Polypore Tincture.
We make our Tincture using 100% Fresh Birch Polypore Mushroom Fruiting Bodies, foraged by us, dried and extracted using Pure Grain Alcohol/Ethanol for 6 weeks, Spring Water for Hot water Extraction and then finally steeped in Cold spring Water overnight.
All 3 Extractions combined create an approximate 50% Alcohol Content Tincture which is perfect for preserving the tincture and creating the ideal potency.
Trees Mushroom Birch polypore Tincture have been triple extracted and prepared in February 2023, the shelf life of Tinctures is around 2-3 Years.
We recommended using between 1-3ml per day, 1ml is around 15 drops or 1 dropper full
Fresh Birch Polypore wildly foraged and harvested to make our Birch Polypore Tincture