Piptoporus betulinus (Birch bracket mushroom, Kanbatake)
may posses anti-cancer properties (due to the mushroom's ability to inhibit matrix metalloproteinase enzymes), anti-inflammatory properties,
anti-bacterial properties, and anti-viral properties.
Ötzi the Iceman, a mummified human from 3300 BC, was found carrying Piptoporus betulinus wrapped in a leather string.
Some scientists have speculated it was used medicinally, due to the fact the mummy was found to have intestinal parasites, including whipworm.
This mushroom can be used to treat Pox virus, Bacillus cereus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, pseudomonas fluorescens.
