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Shilajit

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Shilajit, Mountain Sweat, Rock Juice, Vegetable Asphalt, Mumie, Moomiyo

  • See Also
  1. Herbal Remedy
  • Indications
  1. May be an antioxidant
  2. Many unsupported claims
    1. "Energy booster"
    2. "Stress Relief"
    3. "Erectile Dysfunction"
  • Mechanism
  1. Decomposed organic material (plant, animal, Microbes) harvested from rocky crevices in the Asian high mountains
  2. Used by the egyptians to mummify the corpses of dynasty rulers and their families
  3. May have antioxidant properties
  • Dosing
  1. Study dosing: 200 to 500 mg/day orally for <1 year
  • Adverse Effects
  1. Hypoglycemia
    1. Most common when combined with diabetes medications
  • Safety
  1. Unknown safety in pregnancy
  2. Unknown safety in Lactation
  3. Stop at least 2 weeks before surgery
  • Efficacy
  1. Limited evidence as an antioxidant
  2. Unknown active ingredients
  3. Products are unregulated without safety data (buyer beware)
    1. May contain dangerous contaminants (Heavy Metals, Microbes)
  • References
  1. (2024) Presc Lett 31(7): 42
  2. Kamgar (2023) Crit Rev Anal Chem +PMID: 38133965 [PubMed]
  3. Stohs (2014) Phytother Res 28(4):475-9 +PMID: 23733436 [PubMed]