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
Chaga mushroom is consumed as a health tea.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
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.