It contains proteins, fats, carbohydrates, macro- and minor-nutrient elements, hormone-like substances, enzymes, vitamins, fatty acids and 20 essential amino acids, including 10 essential ones.
It is a rich source of unique biologically active substances which is due, above all, to the pigments contained in the shell and needles of the flat sea urchin, namely echinochrome A and spinochromes A B C D
It is a sea-bottom invertebrate animal, which belongs to the echinoderm ones. It is an elixir of youth and longevity and, by virtue of its healing effect, is valued as much as with ginseng.
Chaga mushroom grows on the trunks of deciduous plants, notably birch, being fed with beneficial substances from the birch liquid and various tree components, such as potassium, zinc, iron and polysaccharides.