Where Shilajit is found

Where Shilajit is found

Shilajit (Asphaltum punjabianum) is found in many mountain ranges of the world, at altitudes between 1000-5000 meters, namely in the Himalayas and Hindukush beaches of the Indian subcontinent, the Tibet mountains, Altai mountains and the Caucasus mountains. Visit Best Quality Shilajit in Lahore.

What Shilajit looks like

The consistency of Shilajit depends on the maturity and exposure to alternating heat and cold. It varies from a rocky brittle substance and free flowing to viscous like a resin. The color range varies from yellowish brown to pitch black, depending on the composition. Depending on its color and properties, Ayurveda classifies it into four types.

§  'Swarna' Shilajit of yellowish red color

§  Rajat Shilajit of whitish silver color

§  Tamra Shilajit of peacock blue color

§  Lauha Shilajit of black color

Of all four types, black shilajit is most often found and considered the best. It is only used after it has undergone traditional purification methods.

Pure Shilajit: How it is purified

Because it is a humus-like material, it is probably contaminated with soil, rock items and plant debris at the time of collection. So it must be purified before consumption. Classically it is purified by a time-consuming method that produces pure shilajit. Pure shilajit is known as Surya Tapi Shilajit. Surya Tapi means 'that which is subject to the sun's rays'.

Shilajit's ingredients

With this method, the rock particles, soil and other impurities are first removed by sedimentation by dissolving them in hot water and allowing the solids to settle on the soil. The humus component is dissolved in the water, which is then decanted and sieved in an iron vessel and kept under the sun. In this way, a creamy layer of material collects on the surface and is then separated. Again the remaining solution is decanted into another vessel and kept under the sun to collect the next batch of supernatant material. This process is repeated until it yields the creamy material that emerges on the surface.

This material, which has been carefully collected, is the purest form. The texts clearly state that boiling the solution to get the supernatant material faster can destroy Shilajit's ingredients and reduce their quality and is therefore contraindicated.

Simple methods to check the purity of Shilajit

Nowadays there are laboratories that can check and standardize the different compositions from batch to batch. It is often found by research that the chemical composition of shilajit collected from different mountain ranges yields certain similar low molecular weight organic compounds.

The exact composition depends on the flora that is found in and around the Shilajit mountain ranges. The composition of the beneficial humus material that is Shilajit will depend on it. However, the presence of humic acid and fulvic acid among other biomolecules is a common finding and can be standardized. Try Best Quality Shilajit in Lahore.