| Botanical Name (Latin):
Asphaltum
Sanskrit
Name:
Shilajit
Common Name (English):
mineral pitch
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: +
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): katu, kashaya, tikta
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
katu
Guna
(Qualities):
manda, guru, snigda
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
genito-urinary tract
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
aphrodisiac, antiseptic, alterative, tonic, expectorant, mild diuretic,antiseptic, antitoxic, stimulant--respiratory, regulates uric acid, cholesterol, tri-glycerides, blood sugar, stimulates thyroid,
Indications
(Uses):
remedy of choice for obesity, fatty degenerative changes in the liver, diabetes, prostatitis, gall and kidney stones, iron deficiency anemia, hi cholesterol & tri-glycerides, anemia, cystic ovary, arthritis, fungal infection, yeast infection, leukorrhea, prostatitis, fibrocystic breasts (expecially as a paste applied topically), hi BP, diabetes, prostatitis, obesity, kidney stones, BP, hypothyroidism, BPH and malignant, hyperlipidemia, hi low libido, endurance, geriatrics
Contraindications
(Cautions):
Constituents:
Fe, Zn, Si, Cu, Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, tin, cobalt stop aging & repolarize heart, S, Ca, Mg
Active
Substances:
Plant Part
Used:
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