Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | Shilajeet |
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| Formal name | Silajatu | |
Other names Tips！ | Silajatu (B), Silajit (H), Silajit (M), Perangyum, Urangyum (Ta), Shilajit (N) | |
| English name | Asphalt, Mineral Pitch, Jew's Pitch | |
| Original plant name | Asphalt - Mineral, Asphalt, Mineral Pitch, Jew's Pitch | |
| Used part | Classification | Mineral origin | Sub classification | others |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hari Gokal | |
| Collection date | 1991/04/30 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12120 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Silajatu, Asphalt, Mineral Pitch, Jew's Pitch | ||||
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| Original plant name | Asphalt - Mineral | |||||
| Used part | Exudate from the rock crevices | |||||
| Distribution area | Himalayas. | |||||
| Remarks | Common in Nepal Himalayas. | |||||
| Common uses | Silajit is used in genito-urinary diseases, diabetes, jaundice, enlarged spleen, dyspepsia, worms, piles, adipose tissue formation, anasarca, renal stone and calculi. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Asma (urinary calculi), Mutrakrcchra (urinary disorders), Ksaya (emaciation), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Vatasra (arthritic conditions), Arsas (piles), Pandu (anaemic/anemic conditions), Apasmara (epilepsy), Unmada (mental disorders), Sotha (oedema), Kustha (skin disease), Udara (ascitic types), Krmi (worms), Meha (diabetic types), Slipada (elephantiasis), Gara (a type of poison), Sosa (weakening), Gulma (intestinal tumour/tumor), Visamajvara (irregular fever) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Benzoic acid, benzoates - main active principles. It contains 65% urea. On analysis it yielded Water - 85; organic matter - 52; mineral matter - 34.95%. Mineral matter contained Nitrogen - 1.03; lime - 7.80; potash - 9.07; phosphoric acid - 0.16 and silica - 1.35%. | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Karma (General action) | Rasayana (rejuvenative), Sosana (drying), Chedana (cutting), Medhakara (improving intellect), Smrtikara (improving memory) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | |||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Meda (adipose tissue) | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Indian Materia Medica, Vols. 1-2, 1976 (Repr. 1989). Nadkarni, A.K., Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd., Bombay pp 23-32. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 1, pp 99-101. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2022/07/13 | |||||
