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Shilajit

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Shilajit, also known as silajit, salajeet or mumijo, and momia^[1] is a thick, sticky tar-like substance with a colour ranging from white to dark brown (the latter is more common), sometimes found in Caucasus mountains, Altai Mountains, and Tibet mountains and mountains of gilgit baltistan Pakistan.^[2]

Shilajit is a blackish-brown exudation, of variable consistency, obtained from steep rocks of different formations found in the Himalayas

It is used in Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of medicine. The composition of shilajit has been investigated numerous times in both India and the former USSR, and depends on the location where it is found. It has been reported to contain at least 85 minerals in ionicform, as well as triterpenes, humic acid and fulvic acid.^[3][4][5] A similar substance from theCaucasus Mountains, and the Altai Mountains is called mumijo (Russian).^[6]

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