According to the legends famous in India shilajit is thought to be nectar or amrit of God given to mankind to live life youthfully and become immortal forever. Shilajit commonly known as, as shilajitu in ayurvedic conditions is a sort of resins that oozes from Himalayan Mountains because of heating effect of sunshine in summers. It’s light brown to blackish brown in color.

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This resin is soft in feel, slimy to touch, heavy and pure. It’s soluble in water. Others titles by which shilajit is famous are asphaltum, mineral pitch, and girij. Shilajit is an end product of plant matter that has decomposed centuries ago and got dumped in hills and because of stress, got preserved in mountains.

Shilajitu is considered has ushan virya i.e. it have hot potency, making it, fight against the disorders brought on by vata disorder. It owns katu, tickt and kashaya rasa and owns laghu (light) and ruksh (dry) properties, which assists it in behaving the way it works. Due to existence of these properties shilajit functions as vata and kapha suppressant, in addition, it assists in moderating pitta dosha.

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Shilajit is supposed to contain many biochemical’s, mainly fulvic acid but humic acid, uronic acids, hippuric acid, benzopyrones, phenolic glycosides and amino acid are also present. Shilajit should not be taken in raw form, first it’s purified and then used. Shilajit is widely utilised in preparation of ayurvedic medicines and is considered as one of the most essential ingredient in ayurvedic system of medicine. It’s a part famous ayurvedic medicines like chandraprabha vati, arogya vardhani vati, and most important of all Chawanprash. It functions as a powerful anti oxidant thereby delaying aging.

• Because of ushan virya in strength shilajitu is thought to have properties which suppresses pain, as it acts directly on vata thus helping out in restraining it, since it’s the reason behind initiation of pain.
• As a result of similar land mentioned above shilajit is thought to function as anti-inflammatory substance. It works very similar like the functioning of betamethasone a glucocortocoid.
• Shilajit is thought to be drug of choice in disorders like depression, mental stress, epilepsy and mental fatigue.
• Shilajit can help in boosting intelligence level and works in promoting mental concentration thereby improving the learning abilities.
• Good results are seen in piles and fistula associated issues.
• It helps liver to operate normally therefore helps in proper secretion of all of the enzymes and juices important for proper metabolism in your body.
• It aids in purifying blood as a result of the anti microbial action.
• Another usage of shilajit is that it works against any microorganism hence comes with an anti microbial action therefore assists in relieving body from any sort of foreign invasion.
• Helps in building body’s natural immunity thereby helpful in supplying natural strength to the body.
• Shilajit is also helpful in controlling blood pressure levels by bringing it to normal levels. Works as a kapha suppressant therefore aids in preventing cough and helps in releasing sputum in the respiratory tract. It works as an aphrodisiac representative thereby assists in increasing sperm count and helps in improving the quality of sperms. Additionally, it aids in regulating sex hormones for proper function. It’s been regarded as Indian viagra as it’s extremely beneficial in improving sexual powers.
• Shilajit is well utilised in treating diabetes cases, since it’s quite beneficial in metabolizing sugar in blood flow.
• It’s strongly recommended in renal calculi instances, since it’s very effecting in crushing calculi because of its tickt rasa property. It’s also beneficial in enhancing good functioning of kidneys.
• Good results also have been seen in disease in urinary tract and aids in relieving from symptoms such as dysurea and burning micturation.
• Excellent results are discovered when shilajit is put in medo roga (obesity). It possesses this property due to its laghu (light) and ruksh (dry) properties. It aids in scrapping from extra fat accumulated in your body thus aids in providing slim and healthful appearances to the body.