... Attributed by its global anecdotal evidence of medicinal proper-Peng et al. Qualitative analysis of secondary metabolites of chaga mushroom ties, chaga has been used as a functional beverage (tea) or folk medicine (decoction, ointment) for the treatment of stomach diseases, intestinal worms, liver/heart ailments, dermatomycoses, joint pain, and different types of cancer in the East European countries for centuries (Babitskaya et al., 2002;Koyama, 2017;Lemieszek et al., 2011;Peng and Shahidi, 2020;Saar, 1991;Shashkina et al., 2006;Shikov et al., 2014). To date, numerous studies have claimed various bioactivities, together with related biomolecular mechanism of chaga, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-cancer, hypoglycemic, antilipidemic, anti-inflammation, abirritative, immunoregulatory, and cardioprotective effects (Koyama et al., 2008;Patel, 2015;Peng and Shahidi, 2020;Shashkina et al., 2006;Zhong et al., 2009). ...