noun
chaga mushroom
A fungus that grows on birch trees, used in traditional medicine and as a tea ingredient. Also referred to as チャーガ.
See also: チャーガ
カバノアナタケは健康茶として飲まれている。
Chaga mushroom is consumed as a health tea.
A loanword from Russian, often used interchangeably with カバノアナタケ in health food contexts.
The name literally means 'birch hole mushroom', from 樺 (かば, birch), の (possessive particle), 穴 (あな, hole), and 茸 (たけ, mushroom). The derivation is straightforward, referring to the mushroom's appearance on birch trees.