Shilajit, Mumiya

Shilajit
–Punjabi Asphalt, Indian Pissasphalt
Asphaltum Punjabinum
Shilajit (Ayurveda)
Brag zhun  བྲག་ཞུན  (Tibetan)
Xue Ling Zhi (TCM)
–Mumiya Hindi (Unani)
Mumiya, Momiya, Mumiai
–Persian Pissasphalt
Asphaltum Persicum, Mumiai Persica
Mumiya, Mumiya Farisi (Unani)
Picture
Picture Mumia, showing the use of Mummified Human bodies supplied by grave robbers.
Ortus Sanitatis
, 1491

Picture Massive lump of raw Shilajit from Sichuan province, China (Adam, 2016)

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Parts used:


Purified pitch-like exudate formed of organic matter found from the Himalayas through to Afghanistan and Russia.
A number of different types were differentiated in traditional texts.
There are 2 main types:
  1. Shilajit–from Himalayas
  2. Mumiya–from Afghan mountains

Temperature & Taste:


Warm, dry; Pungent, Bitter, astringent
Considered Cool in Tibetan Medicine

Classifications:


Attenuant, Dissolvent
2G. CLEANSING    2K. RESOLVENT
3I. APHRODISIACS    3M. ARTHRITICS
TCM:
K. Move the Blood
N. Tonics

Uses:


1. Warms and Strengthens the Kidneys:
-strengthening Kidney tonic

2. Nourishes Blood, Increases Essence:
Rasayana (Tonic to the 7 body Tissues)

3. Moves the Blood, Clears Blood Stasis, Promotes Menstruation:
-Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea

4. Moves the Blood, Heals Fractured Bones:
-Trauma, Internal Bruising

5. Dissolves Stones:
-Urinary Stones
   
6. Clears Heat, Opens Obstructions:
-promotes digestive secretions and increases absorption.

7. Benefits Lungs, Stops Cough:
-Cough, Chronic Bronchitis

8. Settles Wind, Calms the Mind, Eases Pain:
-Nervous diseases

9. Resists Poison:
-antidote to Poisons.

10. Kills Worms:

11. Potentizer:
-special effect of increasing the effects of other drugs it is used with. (Yoga Vani)
    
12. Externally:
-Skin diseases including Leprosy


Preparation:


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Dose:


… available in PRO version

Comment:
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Main Combinations:


FERTILITY / SEXUAL FUNCTION:
1. Impotence:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
2. Spermatorrhea, Shilajit with … available in PRO version
3. Female Infertility:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. from Cold, Shilajit with … available in PRO version
4. Prostatitis, Shilajit with … available in PRO version

TONIC:
5. Increase strength and Energy; Rasayana:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shailjit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iv. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
6. Promote Longevity:
i. taken for 6 months every morning with milk can extend life to 100 years, according to traditional texts.
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
7. Anemia:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
8. Tonic for the Elderly:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
9. To enhance Mental function and Memory:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version

URINARY:
10. Urinary disorders, Strangury, Shilajit with … available in PRO version
11. Urinary obstruction, Dysuria:
i. Shilajit (250mg) with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
12. Urinary Incontinence, Shilajit with … available in PRO version
13. Stones:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version

BRUISING, TRAUMA, BLOOD STASIS, HERNIA:
14. Trauma and Bruising:
i. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
iv. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
v. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
vi. Shilajit (Mumiya) (half oz.), … available in PRO version
vii. injuries to the Chest, Stomach, Liver, Shilajit (Mumiya) … available in PRO version
15. Hernia: … available in PRO version

STOMACH / DIGESTION:
16. Stomach Weakness:
i. Shailjit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
17. Hiccough, Shilajit (Mumiya) with … available in PRO version
18. Indigestion, Gastritis, Shailjit, … available in PRO version
19. Obesity, Shilajit, … available in PRO version

DIABETES:
20. Diabetes, Hyperglycemia:
i. Shilajit been … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iv. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
v. Shilajit … available in PRO version

JOINT DISEASE, ARTHRITIS:
21. To strengthen the Bones and Joints:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
22. Arthritis:
i. Shailjit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
23. Rheumatoid Arthritis:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version

HEART & LUNGS
24. Chronic Heart disease:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
25. Palpitation:
i. Shailjit (Mumiya) with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
26. Cough:
i. Shilajit
(Mumiya) with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit (Mumiya) with … available in PRO version
27. Hemoptysis:
i. Shilajit
(Mumiya) with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version

HEAT DISEASE/ POISONING
28. Sore Throat, Shilajit (Mumiya) … available in PRO version
29. Diphtheria, Shilajit (Mumiya) … available in PRO version
30. Acute Diarrhea, Acute Gastritis, Acute Gastroenteritis:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
31. Tuberculosis:
i. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
32. Poisoning, Shilajit (Mumiya) … available in PRO version

OTHER:
33. Menorrhagia:
i. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit with … available in PRO version
34. To promote Labor:… available in PRO version
35. Bladder Ulcers, Shilajit (Mumiya) taken with … available in PRO version
36. Heaviness of the Tongue, Shilajit (Mumiya) … available in PRO version

EXTERNALLY:
37. To Stop Bleeding:
i. Blood Nose: powdered Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Bleeding Hemorrhoids, Shilajit, … available in PRO version
iii. Bleeding Wounds: Shailjit, … available in PRO version
38. Hernia:
i. Inguinal Herna: Shilajit, … available in PRO version
ii. Shilajit, … available in PRO version
39. Headache, Migraine, Dizziness and Vertigo,
i. snuff 125mg of Shilajit
(Mumiya) … available in PRO version
ii. chronic Headache, infuse Shilajit (Mumiya) and … available in PRO version
40. Hemiplegia, obstinate Headache, Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
40. Ulcers, Wounds, Fistulas, Shailjit, … available in PRO version
41. Moist Ulcers, Shailjit, … available in PRO version
42. Deafness, Shilajit (Mumiya), … available in PRO version
43. Chickenpox, apply Shilajit (Mumiya) with … available in PRO version

Major Formulas:


Universal Vulnerary Decoction (Joseph Du Chesne)
Bruise Powder of Mesue
Powder for Coagulated Blood (Renodeus)
Powder for Bruising (Bononiense)
Athanasia Greater Nicholas

Coptis 5 Pill (Tibetan Medicine)
Shilajit 9 (Brag zun dgu pa) (Tibetan Medicine)
Bezoar 9 (Gi wan 9) (Tibetan Medicine)
Bezoar 13 (Gi wan 13) (Tibetan Medicine)
Madder Pill (Tibetan Medicine)
Frankincense 10 (Spos dkar 10) (Tibetan Medicine)
Garuda of Camphor (Spos khyung bco lnga) (Tibetan Medicine)
Golden 5 (Gser mdog 5) (Tibetan Medicine)
Golden 11 (Gser mdog 11) (Tibetan Medicine)
Golden Pacific (Zhi gser) (Tibetan Medicine)
Chebula 10 (A Ru 10) (Tibetan Medicine)
Chebula 18 for Urinary Incontinence (Gcin snyi a ru 18) (Tibetan Medicine)
Emblic 25 (Skyu ru nyer lnga) (Tibetan Medicine) Amomum 19 (Ko la 19) (Tibetan Medicine)
Possessor of Ruby Color (Pad rag mdog ldan) (Tibetan Medicine)

Cautions:


Generally very Safe. Only the prepared product should be used.

Toxicity:


Toxicity tests have demonstrated the Safety and lack of toxicity of Shilajit.
1. Safety and efficacy of shilajit (mumie, moomiyo).
2. Evaluation of safety profile of black shilajit after 91 days repeated administration in rats.

Main Preparations used:


Purified Shilajit.

See our Special Medicines: Shilajit
1. REVIEW:
Review on shilajit used in traditional Indian medicine.
Shilajit: a review.
Pharmacological actions of Shilajit.
Mechanisms of generation and exudation of Tibetan medicine Shilajit (Zhaxun)

2. ANTIOXIDANT:
Effect of Shilajit enriched diet on immunity, antioxidants, and disease resistance in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) against Aeromonas hydrophila.
Shilajit: evalution of its effects on blood chemistry of normal human subjects.

3. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY:
Antiulcerogenic and antiinflammatory studies with shilajit.

4. ANTI-VIRAL:
In vitro evaluation of the antiviral properties of Shilajit and investigation of its mechanisms of action

5. ANALGESIC (Mumiya)
Mumijo attenuates chemically induced inflammatory pain in mice.

6. ENHANCES MUSCLES STRENGTH / GROWTH
The effects of Shilajit supplementation on fatigue-induced decreases in muscular strength and serum hydroxyproline levels.
The Human Skeletal Muscle Transcriptome in Response to Oral Shilajit Supplementation.

7. INCREASES GROWTH PERFORMANCE:
Protective efficacy of Shilajit enriched diet on growth performance and immune resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis mossambicus.

8. ENHANCES IMMUNITY:
Protective efficacy of Shilajit enriched diet on growth performance and immune resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis mossambicus.
Effect of Shilajit enriched diet on immunity, antioxidants, and disease resistance in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) against Aeromonas hydrophila.
Characterization and biological activities of humic substances from mumie.

9. INCREASES DISEASES RESISTANCE:
Protective efficacy of Shilajit enriched diet on growth performance and immune resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis mossambicus.
Effect of Shilajit enriched diet on immunity, antioxidants, and disease resistance in Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) against Aeromonas hydrophila.

10. MODULATES TIREDNESS / CHRONIC FATIGUE:
Shilajit attenuates behavioral symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome by modulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and mitochondrial bioenergetics in rats.
Shilajit: A panacea for high-altitude problems.

11. ALTITUDE SICKNESS:
Shilajit: A panacea for high-altitude problems.

12. ANDROGENIC / INCREASES TESTOSTERONE:
Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers.
Clinical evaluation of spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit in oligospermia.

13. SPERMATOGENIC:
Clinical evaluation of spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit in oligospermia.
The spermatogenic and ovogenic effects of chronically administered Shilajit to rats.

14. EFFECT ON OPIATE ADDICTION:
Traditional Chinese and Indian medicine in the treatment of opioid-dependence: a review.
15. TREATMENT OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (Compound formulation):
[The treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia using the Mumie-Vitas preparation].

16. ENHANCES FERTILITY:
Profertility effects of Shilajit on cadmium-induced infertility in male mice.

17. STIMULATES FSH:
Clinical evaluation of spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit in oligospermia.

18. OVOGENIC:
The spermatogenic and ovogenic effects of chronically administered Shilajit to rats.

19. INCREASES LIBIDO:
Profertility effects of Shilajit on cadmium-induced infertility in male mice.

20. PARASYMPATHOMIMETIC EFFECT:
Parasympathomimetic effect of shilajit accounts for relaxation of rat corpus cavernosum.

21. LOWERS HIGH CHOLESTEROL:
Shilajit: evalution of its effects on blood chemistry of normal human subjects.

22. CARDIO-PROTECTIVE:
Cardioprotective effect of mumie (shilajit) on experimentally induced myocardial injury.

23. RADIO-PROTECTIVE:
Evaluation of preventive effect of shilajit on radiation-induced apoptosis on ovaries.

24. ANTI-ULCER:
Antiulcerogenic and antiinflammatory studies with shilajit.

25. ANTI-CANCER:
LIVER CANCER:
Mineral pitch induces apoptosis and inhibits proliferation via modulating reactive oxygen species in hepatic cancer cells.

26. ANTI-EPILEPTIC:
Antiepileptic and antipsychotic activities of standardized Śilājatu (Shilajit) in experimental animals.

27. ANTI-PSYCHOTIC:
Antiepileptic and antipsychotic activities of standardized Śilājatu (Shilajit) in experimental animals.

28. PROCOGNITIVE:
Shilajit: a natural phytocomplex with potential procognitive activity.

29. LEARNING AND MEMORY (Polyherbal Formula):
Investigation of neuropsychopharmacological effects of a polyherbal formulation on the learning and memory process in rats.

30. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE:
Can nutraceuticals prevent Alzheimer’s disease? Potential therapeutic role of a formulation containing shilajit and complex B vitamins.

31. EFFECT IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY:
The Effects of Shilajit on Brain Edema, Intracranial Pressure and Neurologic Outcomes following the Traumatic Brain Injury in Rat.

32. WOUND HEALING:
Efficacy of mummy on healing of pressure ulcers: A randomized controlled clinical trial on hospitalized patients in intensive care unit
“Comparison of Topical Application of Mummify and Phenytoin Cream on Skin Wound Healing in Rat.” (2003).
“The Effect of Mummy on Some Indices of Wound Healing in Mice.” Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences 14, no. 4 (2007): 267-77.

33. FRACTURES:
“The Effect of Mummy on the Healing of Bone Fracture of Tibia in Rabbit.” Mozaffar & Hosain, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, 12th Congress of Physiology and Pharmacology (1999).
“The Effect of Mummy on the Healing of Bone Fractures.” African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 6, no. 5 (2012): 305-09.