Chaga Mushroom

Mushroom Product

Chaga refers to Inonotus obliquus preparations with variable polysaccharides, phenolics, melanin, and oxalate. Powder and extracts are not interchangeable.

Pharmacokinetic model

A route-level PK model for chaga mushroom is being prepared from published data. Dosing references, studies, and documented interactions are below; the app catalog is updated as models are validated.

Key facts

Category
Mushroom Product
Suggested cadence
once daily

Research behind this entry

  1. Chaga mushroom-induced oxalate nephropathy Kikuchi Y, Seta K, Ogawa Y, Takayama T, Nagata M, Taguchi T, Yahata K · Clinical Nephrology, 2014 DOI

    A 72-year-old woman developed dialysis-requiring oxalate nephropathy after consuming several teaspoons of chaga powder daily for six months. This primary human harm report supports a product warning, not an efficacy or…

1 published study referenced in the app, each with a plain-language summary.