Abstract

A REVIEW OF SHILAJATU

*Dr. Nitin Malik, BAMS, Dr. Sameet Masand M.D.(Ayu.) RS & BK, Dr. Jaganath Keshav M.D. (Ayu.) RS & BK and Dr. Sudhaldev Mohapatra M.D.(Ayu.) Phd RS & BK

Abstract

Shilajit is a pale‐brown to blackish‐brown exudation, of variable consistency, exuding from layers of rocks in many mountain ranges of the world, especially the Himalayas and Hindukush ranges of the Indian subcontinent. It has been found to consist of a complex mixture of organic humic substances and plant and microbial metabolites occurring in the rock rhizospheres of its natural habitat. Shilajit has been used as a rejuvenator and an adaptogen for thousands of years, in one form or another, as part of traditional systems of medicine in a number of countries. Shilajit is a rejuvenator (‗Rasayana‘) of traditional Hindu Ayurvedic origin, which clearly has attracted considerable interest in India. Shilajit is a blackish-brown exudation of variable consistency exuding from layers of rocks in many mountain ranges of the world, especially the Himalayas and Hindukush ranges of the Indian subcontinent. Shilajit has been used as a folk medicine for general physical strengthening, anti-aging, blood sugar stabilization, urinary tract rejuvenation, enhanced brain functioning potency, kidney rejuvenation, immune system strengthening, arthritis, hypertension as well as for treating many other conditions.

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