Shilajeet: Classical Ayurveda Texts to Current Research - A Review

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  • Sudarshan K. Thakur
     Department of Ras Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, COER Medical College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Roorkee – 247667, Uttarakhand ,IN
  • Bharat Rathi
     Department of Ras Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital and Research Centre, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi, Wardha – 442004, Maharashtra ,IN
  • Renu Rathi
     Department of Kaumarbhritya, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College, Hospital and Research Centre, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU), Sawangi, Wardha - 442004, Maharashtra ,IN
  • Anjna Tak
     Department of Prasuti Tantra and Stri Rog, Main Campus, Uttarakhand Ayurved University, Dehradun – 248005, Uttarakhand ,IN
  • Manik Soni
     Department of Kaya Chikitsa, Rajiv Gandhi Government PG Ayurvedic College, Paprola - 176115, Himachal Pradesh ,IN

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https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2024/35954

Keywords:

Shilajeet, Shilajatu, Shilajit, Ras Shastra, Rasayan, Ayurveda

Abstract

Shilajeet is popular worldwide for its medicinal, anti-aging, aphrodisiac, and many other properties. However, it has a wide and long history of use, and its availability, identification, and characterization are some of the most difficult conundrums, even for the related traditional medicine experts on scientific parameters. Information about it is scattered in various classical texts and research publications. This review gives a detailed description from various sources about the natural origin of Shilajeet, its availability, collection, classification, identification, purity, and analysis criteria, classical organoleptic characteristics and classical qualitative tests, physicochemical characteristics, organic composition, and elemental composition. Further, the properties of Shilajeet, research scopes, and the need and purpose of working on this drug from Indian medicine have been discussed.

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2024-06-30

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Thakur, S. K., Rathi, B., Rathi, R., Tak, A., & Soni, M. (2024). <i>Shilajeet</i>: Classical <i>Ayurveda</i> Texts to Current Research - A Review. Journal of Natural Remedies, 24(6), 1169–1184. https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2024/35954

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Received 2023-12-22
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