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GenuineShilajitresinwastraditionallyusedinAyurvedicandSiberianshamanicmedicinealmostasapanacea.Since1960sthemoderndaymedicalandpharmaceuticalsciencewaslookingintothesubstanceknownasShilajit(alternativelyknownasMumijo,Shilajeet,mineralpitch,etc.).Eventhoughthesciencedidnotfindpanaceaqualities,whatwasfoundwasanincrediblywidearrayofprofoundbenefits.Thisexplainswhytheancientsusedthissubstancetosuccessfullyaddressnumeroushealthissues.
The Benefits of Shilajit IncludeAntioxidantproperties.Shilajitnotbeinganantioxidantitselfmimicsthemostpowerfulantioxidants.Incrediblyononehanditpromotescellularrespirationwhichwouldnormallyleadtooxidation,ontheotherhand,itinhibitsdamagefromoxidation.Thisisauniqueandpowerfulantiagingproperty.
Antibacterialproperties.Onthecontact,thesubstancedestroyscommonpathogenicmicrobestrains.Thisincludesstaphylococci,streptococci,coliformbacteria,enterococci,Proteus.
Alcoholwithdrawal.SometimesShilajitwithotherherbsmaybeeffectiveinreducingalcoholwithdrawalanxiety.
Anabolicbenefits.Mineralpitchisanaturalalternativetoanabolicsubstances.Healthyandnaturallyitincreasesstrengthandmusclemasswhilepromotingthecorporationswellandfast.
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Bloodsugarcontrolanddiabetes.InvivotheShilajit-basedformulationshowedtoeffectivelyrepairandregeneratetissueofapancreas.Italsomaintainedhealthylevelsofbloodglucoseandlipidprofile.
Immunebenefits.GenuineandhighqualityResinisapotentandnonspecificstimulatorofftheimmunesystem.
Cognitionenhancingbenefits.Itpromoteslearning,memoryandcerebralactivity.
Inhibitionofpainkillertolerancedevelopment.WhiletakingShilajitabodymaynotdevelopatolerancetopainkillers.Thismeansthatitcouldbeaneffectivewaytocounteraddictiontopainkillers.
Sedationandpaincontrol.Shilajitcouldbeusedcomplementaryforsedationandpaincontrolincertainsituations.
Anti-toxicandanti-radiation.Moomiyo/Shilajitcanbeusedtodetoxifythebody/liverandtocountersideeffectsofx-rayradiation.
Anti-allergic.Shilajitstabilizesmastcellsovertimeandcanhaveanti-allergicproperties.
Anti-inflammatory.Moomiyoisapotentanti-inflammatoryagentwhichnaturallyreducesinflammation.Itwastraditionallyusedtoaddresswoundhealing,tissuedamageandmultipleinflammatoryconditions.
Energyproduction.MineralPitch(a.k.a.Shilajit,Moomiyo,Salajeet,etc.)activates
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mitochondrialrespirationonacellularlevelandcontributestothelong-lastingenergywithoutbeingastimulant.
Tissueregeneration.(Bones,skin,organs,muscles)Thereareextensivestudiesonmineralpitchuse(Moomiyo)useforregenerationofbrokenbones.Shilajitwastraditionallyusedtoregeneratedamagedtissueinabody.TraditionwasconfirmedbySovietdoctorsinthe60s70sand80s,whoroutinelyusedMoomiyotoacceleratehealingofbrokenbones.
Mentalandphysicalperformanceenhancer.Genuinemineralpitchresinsubstantiallyimprovesperformanceonmentalandphysicallevels.
DontbelievetheHYPE!
BeforewestarttalkingaboutShilajitbenefits,IwouldliketopointoutthatgenuineShilajitisRAREandVALUABLE.Theyarecountlesscompaniestryingtoselltheconsumeroncountlessbenefits.TherealityisverydifferentBehindmanybenefitsclaims,thereisnothingbutmarketing.
Thetruthisover99%ofproductssoldasShilajitareFAKE.Besidesbeingcounterfeit,inthebestcasescenariobesoilextractions,andintheworstcasescenariowillbeasubstanceloadedwithsideeffectsfromcontaminantsandforprocessing.
TomybestknowledgetherearelessthanfivecompaniesintheWesternHemisphereoftheworldofferinggenuineandqualityresin.Evenbetweenthesecompaniesitisstillquestionablewhohasthebestqualitytooffer.
HavingthatsaidherearetheBenefitsofShilajitbasednotonHYPEbutactuallyrealhistoricalrecordsandandscientificstudies.
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NOTEFROMTHEBLOGGER:IpersonallytakePrblackonadailybasisandhighlyrecommendtheirbrandasthebestgenuineShilajitresinavailable.Youcanpurchasefromtheirwebsitehere.
Shilajit Benefits in AyurvedaCarakaSahitisthefoundationalbodyofknowledgeofAyurveda.TranslatedassimplyCompendiumofCarakaisanancientIndianmedicaltext.Itcomprehensivelyaddresseshealth,diseaseandpracticeofmedicine.Roughly2000yearsofageitisstillvalidasfarashealthmaintenancemanual.AccordingtoCarakaSamhita,thereisnocurabledisease,whichcanbetreatedwithoutShilajit.
Modern-daysciencewhenstudyingShilajitconfirmedmanyancientapplicationsanddemonstratedefficacyinvivo(inlivingorganisms)andinvitro(inthelab).TheprominentnamesinShilajitaretheSovietphysicianA.ShakirovandtheIndianpharmaceuticalchemistS.Ghoshal.Muchfollow-upworkwasconductedbytheirfollowerscountlessphysicians,biologistsandchemists.
Shilajit Benefits verified by science.
Antioxidant Properties of Shilajit
Shilajitisacompoundwithpotentantioxidantproperties.Inanarticlecalled:AntilipidPeroxidativePropertyofShilajittheresearchersdemonstratedthatShilajitinhibitslipidperoxidationinducedbycumenehydroperoxideand
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ADP/FE**.Italsoreducedtherateofoxidationofreducedglutathionecontentandinhibitedongoinglipidperoxidation,inducedbytheseagentsimmediatelyafteritsadditionoftheincubationsystem.(YaminiB.Tripathi1996)
Processedextractofmumieefficientlytrapshydroxylradicals,NO-andSO-radicalsandalsocanregenerateascorbicacid[Ghosal,1995].MumieisaninhibitoroflipidperoxidationinducedbycumenehydroperoxideandADP/Fe2+complexinadose-dependentmanner.Itdecreasestherateofoxidationofreducedglutathioneandinhibitsongoinglipidperoxidation,inducedbytheseagents,immediatelyafteritsadditiontotheincubationsystem.Antiradicalpropertiesofmumieextractcanbeattributedtothepresenceofdibenzo-a-pyronesandfulvicacidItisassumedthatthetherapeuticpropertiesofsomemulticomponentpreparations,containingmumieintheircomposition,arecausedbyantiradicalpropertiesofthishumusmatter.MumieactivatesmitochondrialrespirationbutsuppressesactivityofsuccinateoxidaseandNADH-oxidaseinmitochondrion.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Antibacterial Shilajit.
Genuinemumiehasapronouncedantimicrobialactivityandoncontactwillneutralizedifferentpathologicmicrobestrainssuchasstaphylococci,streptococci,coliformbacteria,enterococci,Proteus.ThiswasestablishedbyDr.A.Shakirovin1967-1969.Traditionallythesubstancewasusedtohealwoundsproducingpus.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Shilajit as a natural treatment for Alcoholwithdrawal.
EvaluationoftheAnxiolyticActivityofNR-Anx-C(apoly-herbalformulation)inethanolwithdrawal-inducedanxietybehaviorinrats.Inthisstudy,aShilajit-basedformulationwas
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usedtocontrolalcoholwithdrawalsymptomsinvivo.ThestudydemonstratedthattheuseoftheShilajitbasedherbalformulationiscomparableinefficacytotheuseofapharmaceuticalknownasAlprazolam(alsoknownasXanax).Thescientistsmanagedtoreduceanxietyinratsresultingfromalcoholwithdrawalsymptoms.(I.Mohan2001)
ItisratherexcitingtomethatitisnaturallypossibletosupportemotionalhealthandstabilitywithShilajit.ThefrustratingpartisthatsofaronlyPrblackwascapableofreplicatingsuchresultsnaturallybyclaimingcumulativeeffectsofalcoholneutralizationandemotionalresilience.Strangeisthefactthatifinthestudyonerequiredseveralauxiliaryherbstocreatetheeffectofeffectivealcoholwithdrawal,theleadingShilajitbrandonthemarketseemstomanagereplicatetheeffectsimplyusingShilajitresinalone.
Natural Anabolic Benefits of Shilajit.
MineralPitchisanaturalanabolicagent.ItwastraditionallyusedbySovietsportsandmilitarytomaintainhealthandincreasestrengthandmusclemasswhilerecuperatingwellandfast.Theanaboliceffectincludesactivationofananabolicprocessoncellandmolecularlevelsindifferentorgansandtissues.Researchhaveshownthatamumieextractacceleratestheprocessofproteinandnucleicacidsynthesis,stimulatesenergyprovidingreactionsintheliver,andpromotestransportofmineralsintomuscleandbonetissue.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Immune benefits.
Moomie(A.k.a.Shilajit)isanonspecificimmunesystemstimulator.Itproliferateslymphocytes,activatesthemacrophages.Itwasshowntoaccelerateregenerationoftheimmunesystem(lymphopoieticerythropoiesis).Theresinrestoredmorerapidlythenumberoflymphocytesand
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peripheralblood,bonemarrowandspleen.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Blood sugar in diabetes.
InEffectofD-400,andAyurvedicHerbalFormulationonExperimentallyInducedDiabetesMellituspublishedinPhytotherapyResearchvolume10(1996).Inthisstudy,Shilajitwasusedasapartofanherbalformulation.ObviouslythescientistsknewthatancientphysicianshaveconsistentlyusedgenuineShilajittotreatdiabetesoftenwithherbsaddedtosuchformulations.Intheirstudy,theyinduceddiabetesinvivotoanimalsandsuccessfullydemonstratedthatwouldapplicationofShilajitbasedformulationdiabetescanbesuccessfullytreatedthroughrepairandregenerationofendocrinepancreas.(S.K.Mitra1996)
InasimilarstudycalledeffectofShilajitonbloodglucoseandlipidprofileinalloxaninduceddiabeticratsscientistssothatShilajitproducedasignificantreductioninbloodglucoselevelsandalsoproducedbeneficialeffectsonthelipidprofile.EventhoughinthisstudyShilajitwascombinedwithpharmaceuticalsintwodosesoutofthreeineachcaseresultsonbloodsugarwerebeneficial.(N.A.Trivedi2004)ThestudyconfirmedinawayknowledgeaccumulatedpriorbySovietphysicianswhodidnotuseShilajit(MoomiyoinRussian)asaselfstandingdruginmedicaltherapy,butasasupplementtosupportefficacyofmedicaltreatments.Ontheotherhand,bothstudiesalsovalidatedancienttherapiesthroughoutAsianShilajit/Moomiyoproducingregionswheretheresinwasusedtoactivelycontrolandtreatpeoplewithdiabetespriortoavailabilityofmodern-daypharmaceuticals.
Cognition enhancing effect.
Mumie/ShilajitWastraditionallyusedinIndianmedicinetoattenuatecerebralfunctionaldeficit,includingamnesia,in
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geriatricpatients.ItwasshownthatShilajitpromotedlearningandmemory.(Cho-RokJung2002)(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Painkiller tolerance
In2001S.Ghosalwithothertwoscientistspublishedapapercalled:EffectsofShilajitonthedevelopmentoftolerancetomorphineinmice.ThescientistsempiricallydemonstratedthatadministrationofShilajitonadailybasisinhibitsdevelopmentoftolerancetomorphineinducedanalgesia.Morphinebeinganopioidistraditionallyusedtocontrolpain.Thedownsideofmorphineuseisthedevelopmentoftolerancetoitandconstantlyrequiringhigherdosesleadingtoaddictiontothecompound.InthediscussionpartofthepaperoneconcludedthatShilajitcouldhaveagreatpotentialasaprospectiveinhibitorofanalgesictolerancetomorphine.(P.Tiwari2001)
Interestingly,mostShilajitonthemarketexceptonlyonebranddoesnotdemonstratethiseffect.ThisisexactlywhyinordertogetmaximumbenefitsfromyourMineralPitchitisimportanttogoforthebrandthatisnotallhype,butdemonstratesefficacythroughuniquequality.Ontheotherhand,theproblemwithmultiplebrandsandmerchantsofferingShilajitorimitationsisthatmostofthemwillnevershowtheefficacyofthesubstanceoriginallytestedinthelabenvironments.Sedationandpaincontrol.Glycine-andGaba-mimeticActionsofShilajitontheSubstantiaGelatinosaNeuronsoftheTrigeminalSubnucleusCaudalisinMicewasaninvitrostudyperformedattheDepartmentofOralPhysiologyatChonbukNationalUniversity,Korea.TheresearchdemonstratedthatShilajitmimicsGABAandglycinereceptorsactivationinthebraintissue.Itwasalsosuggestedthatitcanbeusedtocontrolcertaintypesofpain.(HuaYin2011)
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Humangrowthhormoneandtestosteroneproductionnaturally.Moomie(Shilajit)maycontributetostimulationofthehumanbodytoproducemoreofitsowngrowthhormoneandtestosterone.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Antitoxic and anti-radiation.
MumyowastraditionallyusedinTodetoxifyandnourish.InadoctoraldissertationcalledMoomiyoeffectontumorgrowthandcreationofbloodsubjectedtox-rayradiation,aRussiandoctorKaliginV.I.demonstratedthebenefitsofmineralpitchtocounternegativeeffectsofradiationsickness.(Kaligin1984)Unfortunately,thisworkisavailableonlyinRussianthroughthecentralscientific,medicallibraryinMoscow.AntialergicGhosalin1888andBhattacharyain1989Demonstratedsignificantanti-allergicactivityofShilajitstabilizingmastcellsanddecreasingdegranulation.(IgorSchepetkin2002)Antiinflamatory.MineralPitch(a.k.a.Moomiyo,Mumie,Shilajit,Shilajit)isatraditionalanti-inflammatoryagent.Greekphysiciansofantiquityusedthismedicineforvariousproblemsincludingarthritisandinflammation.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
TheMomieresinisanexcellenttoolagainstinflammation.Indeedtraditionallyitwasusedinfolkmedicinetotreatpeoplewithinflammatoryissues.Multiplemodernscientificstudiesdemonstrateditsefficacy.Asanauxiliary,itwasconventionallyusedtosupportpatientswithparadentosis,osteoarthritis,rheumatoidarthritis,ankylosingspondylitis,andcervicalspondylosis.Sovietdoctorshaveroutinelyusedittocleanwoundsfromnecrotictissues,granulation,epithelization,anddecreasetheperiodofwoundhealing.Inthelab,Shilajithavedemonstratedtobeapowerfultooltosuppressartificiallyinducedinflammation.(IgorSchepetkin
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2002)Complement-fixingActivityofFulvicAcidfromShilajitandOtherNaturalSourceswaspublishedinbyaninternationalgroupofscientistsfromtheMontanaStateUniversitydemonstratedthatShilajitisahighlypotentcomplementfixingagent.EventhoughthestudywasperformedinvitroitinawayrevealedwhyShilajitwastraditionallyusedinfolkmedicineforthetreatmentofavarietyofdisorders,includingsyndromesinvolvingexcessivecomplementactivation.ThestudyestablishedthatmultiplefractionsofShilajitareproductsofbrokendownpolysaccharidesandsuggestedthatsuchfromdifferentplansenhancewoundhealingandhavepotentialtotreatinflammatorydisease.(IgorA.Schepetkin2009)EnergyProduction.MoomiyoactivatesmitochondrialrespirationbutsuppressesactivityofsuccinateoxidaseandNADH-oxidaseinMitochondrion.Itinducesadultsrelatedincreaseinsuperoxidedismutase,catalase,andglutathioneperoxidaseactivitiesaswell.Thismeansthatwhileincreasingproductionofenergythroughacellularrespirationthesubstancesimultaneouslyprotectsfromdamagethatusuallygoesalongwithincreasedproductionofenergy.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Bones, skin, muscle, organs and othertissue regeneration.
InthearticleMedicalDrugsFromHumusMatter:FocusonMoomieresearchersI.Schepetkin,A.KhlebnikovandByoungSeKwondiscussmedicinalpropertiesofMoomiyo(alsoknownasMumie,Shilajit,Salajeet,etc.).AccordingtothearticlethesubstancewastraditionallyusedinAsianherbalmedicinebothinwardlyandoutwardlyagainstinjuries,bonefractures,dislocations,diseasesofskin,diseasesofperipheralnervoussystemandalsoasasoothingandanti-inflammatoryagent.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
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Inthesamearticle,itisnotedthattheresinwillregeneratedamagedbonesapproximately2timesfasterthantheynormallywould.ThiseffectwasusedbySovietsurgeonsconsistentlyformanyyears.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Moomieshowedtobehighlyeffectiveinthetreatmentofthermalburnsandstimulationofhepaticregeneration.(IgorSchepetkin2002)
Shilajit is a natural performance enhancer.
MineralPitchResin(Shilajit,Moomiyo,Salajeet,etc.)isaknownenhancingcognition.Itcanprotecttheneurontissueinvitro.(AnnaAiello2008).Asthephysicalperformanceenhancerithasbeenusedtopromotebetterstrength,recovery,andmuscularhypertrophy.(Bucci2000)
Completelistofcitations:AnnaAiello,ErnestoFattorusso,MarialuisaMenna,RoccoVitalone,HeinzC.SchoederandWernerE.G.Mueller.MumihoTraditionalMedicine:FossilDepositsfromAntrctica(Chemical.(eCam)2008.Bucci,LukeR.Selectedherbalsandhumanexerciseperformance.EditedbyAmericanSocietyforClinicalNutrition.TheAmericanJournalofClinicalNutrition,2000:624-36.Cho-RokJung,IgorA.Shepetkin,SangB.Wook,AndreiI.Khlebnikov,andByoungS.Kwon.OsteoblasticDifferentiationofMesenchymalStemCellsbyMumieExtract.DrugDevelopmentResearch57(2002):122-133.Ghosal,Shibnath.Chemistryofshilajit,animmunomodulatoryAyurvedicrasayan.PureandAppl.Chem.62,no.7(1990):1285-1288.HuaYin,EunJuYang,SooJoungPark,andSeongKyuHan.Glycine-andGABA-mimeticActionsofShilajitontheSubstantiaGelatinosaNeuronsoftheTrigeminalSubnucleus
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CaudalisinMice.KoreanJPhysiolPharmacol,2011:285-289.I.Mohan,U.S.C.Rao,H.N.GopalakrishnaandV.Nair.EvaluationoftheAnxiolyticActivityonNR-ANX-C(aPolyherbalFormulation)inEthanolWithdrawal-InducedAnxietyinRats.Evidence-BasedComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine(HindawiPublishingCorporation),2001.IgorA.Schepetkin,GangXie,MarkA.JutilaandMarkT.Quinn.ComplementfixingActivityofFulvicAcidfromShilajitandOtherNaturalSources.PhytotherapyResearch(WileyInterScience)23(2009):373-384.IgorSchepetkin,AndreiKhlebnikov,andByoundSeKwon.MedicalDrugsFromHumusMatter:FocusonMumie.DrugDevelopmentResearch57(2002):140-159.Kaligin,V.I.Mumiyoeffectontumorgrowthandhematopoiesissubjectedtox-rayradiation..1984.N.A.Trivedi,B.Mazumdar,J.D.Bhatt,K.G.Hemavathi.Effectofshilajitonbloodglucoseandlipidprofileinalloxan-induceddiabeticrats.2004.P.Tiwari,P.RamaraoandS.Ghosal.EffectofShilajitontheDevelopmentofTolerancetoMorphineinMice.Phytotherapyresearch15(2001):177-179.PenpunWetwitayaklung,ChitimaLimmatvapiratandThaksinSrichan.SomeBiologicalActivitiesandSafetyofMineralPitch.2008.S.K.Mitra,S.GopumadhavanandT.S.Muralidhar.EffectofD-400,anAyurvedicHerbalFormulationonExperimentallyInducedDiabetesMellitus.PhytotherapyResearch10(1996).SurajP.Agarwal,RajeshKhanna,RiteshKarmarkar,Md.KhalidAnwerandRoopK.Khar.Shilajit:areview.PhytotherapyResearch(WileyInterscience)21(2007):401-405.Talbert,Robert.Shilajit.Amateriamedicamonograph.2004.Umar,AhmedR.Al-HimaidiandMohammed.SafeUseofSalajeetDuringthePregnancyofFemaleMice.OnlineJournal
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ofBiologicalScience(AsianNetworkofScientificInformation)3,no.8(2003).Williamson,ElizabethM.BookReviewShilajitinPerspective.Narosa,NewDelhi,andAlphaScienceInternational,Oxford,UK.Vol.23.PhytotherapyResearch,2009.143.YaminiB.Tripathi,SavitaShukla,SavitaChaurasiaandShashikantChaturvedi.AntilipitPeroxidativePropertyofShilajit.PhytotherapyResearch10(1996):269-270.
NickEberleisthesecondsonofanexSwami,ahealthenthusiast,yogiandhusband.HeenjoysarelaxedlifestylelivingwithhiswifeandfamilyintheVirginiacountryside.
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