What's in Shilajit?
A number of chemicals are found including minerals, benzopyrones, and fulvic acids.
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| Supplement Facts | ||
| Serving Size: 1 Vegetable Capsule | ||
| Serving Per Bottle: 60 Capsules | ||
| Amount Per Capsule | % DV | |
| Shilajit Extract (Asphaltum) (standardized to 5% fulvic acid) | 400 mg | † |
| † Daily Value or Recommended Daily Intake not established. | ||
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Research and how it works
Shilajit powder may be effective in peptic ulcer and has anti-inflammatory properties. It
may also enhance memory.
There's been very little formal
human research with shilajit or its
extract, however one study says it
may effect the cholinergic system. In India, this product is sometimes used as an
aphrodisiac
and the benefits take a few days to notice.
Am J Mens Health. 2013. Parasympathomimetic effect of shilajit accounts for relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum. The peripheral parasympathomimetic effects of shilajit were confirmed by blockade of shilajit-induced relaxations (in vitro) and shilajit-induced lowering of mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate (in vivo) by atropine. Translation: More blood flow can flow into the penis for stronger engorgement.
Review article
Phytother Res. 2014. Safety and efficacy of shilajit (mumie, moomiyo). Shilajit
(mumie; moomiyo, mummiyo) has been used for a wide variety of illnesses and
conditions for many years. However, relatively few well-controlled human studies
have been conducted on the effects of shiliajit, although a growing number of
studies have been published in recent years involving animal and in vitro
systems. The safety of shilajit is well documented based on animal and human
studies. Various research studies indicate that shilajit exhibits antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory, adaptogenic, immune influencing, and blood lipid lowering
properties. Animal and human studies indicate that shilajit enhances sperm
production. Furthermore, animal and human data support its use as a 'revitalizer',
enhancing physical performance and relieving fatigue with enhanced production of
ATP. Key constituents in shilajit responsible for these effects appear to be
dibenzo-α-pyrones and fulvic acid and their derivatives.
Alzheimer's disease
Arch Med Res. 2012. Can nutraceuticals prevent Alzheimer's disease?
Potential therapeutic role of a formulation containing shilajit and complex B
vitamins. Studies suggest that shilajit and its active principle fulvic acid, as
well as a formula of shilajit with B complex vitamins, emerge as novel
nutraceutical with potential uses against this brain disorder.
Fertility,
Shilajit and sperm health
The spermatogenic and ovogenic effects of chronically administered Shilajit to
rats.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2006. College of Pharmacy, Chungbuk
National University, Cheongju, Chungbuk,
South Korea.
The effects of Shilajit on the formation of new sperms and eggs were studied
using male and female rats. Shilajit was administered orally to 7-week-old rats
over a 6-week period. In the male rats, the number of sperms in the testes and
epididymides was significant higher than in the control. A histological
examination revealed an apparent increase in the number of seminiferous tubular
cell layers in the testes of the treated rats. However, there were no
significant differences in the weights of heart, spleen, liver, kidney, brain,
testes and epididymides. In the female rats, the effect of Shilajit was
estimated by the ovulation inducing activity. Over a 5-day, ovulation was
induced in seven out of nine rats in the Shilajit administration group and in
three out of nine rats in the control. It was estimated that Shilajit had both a
spermiogenic and ovogenic effect in mature rats.
Heart health
Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2014. Cardioprotective effect of mumie (shilajit) on
experimentally induced myocardial injury.
The findings suggest the prominent cardioprotective effect of mumie against destructive
effects of ISO. It seems that other mechanisms than reinforcements of
antioxidant system are involved in this beneficial effect.
Sexual enhancement, erectile function
Am J Mens Health. 2013. Parasympathomimetic effect of shilajit accounts for
relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum.
Ulcer
Antiulcerogenic and antiinflammatory studies with shilajit.
Ethnopharmacol. 1990.
In folk medicine, shilajit has been used to treat diverse clinical conditions
ranging from peptic ulcer to bone healing. The present study was conducted to
evaluate the possible antiulcerogenic and antiinflammatory activities of
shilajit obtained from the rocky mountains of Zarlek, Badekshan, Afghanistan.
Shilajit increased the carbohydrate/protein ratio and decreased gastric ulcer
index, indicating an increased mucus barrier. Shilajit was found to have
significant antiinflammatory effect in carrageenan-induced acute pedal oedema,
granuloma pouch and adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. The results of the
present study thus substantiate its use in peptic ulcer and
inflammation.
Safety, side effects, toxicity
Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012. Evaluation of safety profile of black shilajit
after 91 days repeated administration in rats. To evaluate the safety of
shilajit by 91 days repeated administration in different dose levels in rats.
The result suggests that black shilajit, an Ayurvedic formulation, is safe for
long term use as a dietary supplement for a number of disorders like iron
deficiency anemia.
A novel idea of the composition and source of Shilajit
2007
Q. Dear Dr. Sahelian, Since writing to you from Islamabad (consulting geologist
in Pakistan) a couple of years ago I have continued to explore Salajit origins
and have collected some 20 kgs of raw material from several sites in the NWFP of
Pakistan. I am now semi-retired and will dedicate more time to writing up an
article perhaps for Nature or some similar magazine or journal. Without
exception all published material I have collected was based on samples bought on
the street / market and not collected from source. My studies of the process
chain shows laboratory samples are likely to be contaminated since the raw
material is mixed with rock dust (to increase sales weight) and additives such
as honey and apricot juice to sweeten the taste. My raw material was collected
from the rock outcrops and thin section petrology shows it it is not an exudate
but merely a surface deposit. Chromatography shows it to be of waxy organic
origin. I have observed and recorded the surrounding flora and fauna and have
concluded the deposit is excreta mixed with urine from mammals including the
Afghanistan Pika and the Giant Wooly Flying Squirrel. Since the habitat of these
creatures is limited, and the distribution of various forms of salajit more
widespread, I can only conclude that other mammals also contribute to the
source. The sites are needless to say spectacular... being rocky ledges on
cliffs and steep hill slopes at high altitude. On average it took me 2-3 days to
get in and out from each site guided by local hunters. I have developed a 90
minute lecture which I have presented to scientific gatherings in Islamabad and
my home town Melbourne and everyone agrees the story should make a fine National
Geographic type documentary. Accordingly I am seeking organisations that may
jointly sponsor such an expedition / project. The topic covers geology (my
specialty of course) medicine, biology, botany, human sociology and conservation
as these mammals are an endangered species being adversely affected by both
Salajit hunters and deforestation. Would you please give your consideration to
the potential role you could provide in such a project and I look forward to
hearing from you soon. Yours Sincerely, Dr George Carman.
A. This is very interesting. However, I am not closely enough
involved in this area to find the time for it but I will post your email on my shilajit web page in case others come across
my website and wish to contact
you.
2005
Q. I am a consultant geologist in the oil and gas industry and whilst working in
Pakistan, came to hear of Salajit (as it is spelt in Urdu) . Also known as
Shilajit and Shilajeet. Your webpage suggests shilajit is an exudate of the
plant Styrax officinalis Linn with important mineral constituents related to the
bedrock. In contrast some vendor websites (particularly Indian ones) state it is
a juice of the rocks, an exudates form the rock itself. Would you be please be
so kind and to point me to some research on the origins of shilajit particularly
any that clearly confirms that is formed by the plant Styrax officinalis lin.
A. I, too, have had difficulty finding out exactly
where shilajit comes from. I get
different responses from different raw material suppliers when I ask them about
the source of the shilajit. So, I am still searching for the right
answer.
Research study
Effects of Shilajit on the development of tolerance to morphine in mice.
Phytother Res. 2001.
Effects of concomitant administration of Processed Shilajit in Swiss mice
were evaluated on the development of tolerance to morphine induced analgesia in
the hot plate test. Chronic administration of morphine
to mice over a duration of 10 days resulted in the development of tolerance to
the analgesic effect of morphine. Concomitant administration of
Shilajit with morphine, from day 6 to day 10, resulted in a significant inhibition of
the development of tolerance to morphine induced analgesia. Processed Shilajit
per se, in the doses used, did not elicit any significant analgesia in mice; nor
did the chronic concomitant administration of Processed Shilajit alter the
morphine-induced analgesia. These findings with Processed Shilajit indicate its
potential as a prospective modifier of analgesic tolerance to morphine.
Systemic administration of defined extracts from Withania somnifera and
Shilajit differentially affects cholinergic but not glutamatergic and
GABA ergic
markers in rat brain.
Neurochem Int. 1997.
Sitoindosides VII-X, and withaferin-A, isolated from aqueous methanol extract
from the roots of cultivated varieties of Withania somnifera, as well as
Shilajit, a pale-brown to blackish brown exudation from steep rocks of the
Himalaya mountain, are used in Indian medicine to attenuate cerebral functional
deficits, including amnesia, in geriatric patients. The present investigation
was conducted to assess whether the memory-enhancing effects of these two plant
extracts are owing to neurochemical alterations of
specific transmitter systems. Administration of Shilajit led to reduced acetylcholinesterase staining,
restricted to the basal forebrain nuclei including medial septum and the
vertical limb of the diagonal band. Systemic application of the defined extract
from Withania somnifera, however, led to differential effects on AChE activity
in basal forebrain nuclei: slightly enhanced AChE activity was found in the
lateral septum and globus pallidus, whereas in the vertical diagonal band AChE
activity was reduced following treatment with sitoindosides VII-X and withaferin-A. Treatment with Shilajit or the defined extract from Withania somnifera
affected neither GABAA and benzodiazepine receptor binding nor NMDA and AMPA
glutamate receptor subtypes in any of the cortical or subcortical regions
studied. The data suggest that Shilajit and the defined extract from Withania
somnifera affect preferentially events in the cortical and basal forebrain
cholinergic signal transduction cascade. The drug-induced increase in cortical
muscarinic acetylcholine receptor capacity might partly explain the
cognition-enhancing and memory-improving effects of extracts from Withania
somnifera observed in animals and humans.
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I asked a trustworthy associate from India to bring some shilajit for me from
India on his return visit to the US. It resembles a bunch of sticky, black
stones. How do I make the best use of this? How am I to consume or determine how
to measure a reasonable quantity? I do not know the proper procedure to slice,
shave or measure. What tools are used or do I melt into a liquid? I am asking
for advice to utilize the substance, since I am unfamiliar with the processes
used to reduce the gummy stones into a consumable portion.
I am familiar with the powder form but not the form in
stones. Different shilajit preparations have different potencies so it is
difficult to give dosage guidelines.
Also known as Mumio or Mumijo.