Description

Shilajit — mineral pitch, bitumen of the mountains — is a dark brown to black, tar-like exudate that seeps from rock fissures in high-altitude mountain ranges during warm months. Formed over geological time periods from the humification of plant organic matter compressed between rock strata, it is collected, purified, and dried from the Himalayas (India, Nepal), the Karakoram and Hindukush (Pakistan, Afghanistan), the Altai (Russia), and the Caucasus. Chemically complex, authentic Shilajit contains fulvic acid, humic acid, over 85 minerals in ionic form, dibenzo-alpha-pyrones, and various plant-derived metabolites. Documented in the Charaka Samhita as the primary Yogavahi (catalytic carrier) substance that enhances the bioavailability of all substances it is combined with, Shilajit is listed across virtually all classical Ayurvedic Rasayana formulations and is a top-traded Indian medicinal substance globally.