Guest guest Posted November 17, 2003 Report Share Posted November 17, 2003 > > > Message: 3 > Sun, 16 Nov 2003 21:47:15 -0800 (PST) > Shirish Bhate <shirishbhate > Re :solutions for urinary infection > > Shilajit, when taken alone, presents the difficulty of > correct quantity, since it is very potent. Whem mixed > Dear Dr. Bhate, what %age of Shilajit available in the Indian marketplace would you say has been processed according to traditional techniques, i.e. powdering the crude Shilajit and soaking it in a decoction or water, sitting it in the direct sun and collecting the "scum" that forms on the surface? Shilajit of course now comes from many different areas and countries outside of India, from the Caucasus, Urals, Pamir, Hindu Kush, Karakoram, Tian Shan and Kunlun Shan ranges, and is stated to have different activities and constituents according to the source, temperature, climate, humidity etc. Charaka mentions that different kinds of Shilajit come from different types of rocks, and Shilajit is also classified based on colour, i.e. sauvarna is reddish; rajata is yellowish; tamra is bluish; and lauha is blackish I wonder if many producers even bother to follow traditional methods of processing, instead, standardizing it to fulvic acid and dibenzo-alpha-pyrone content... I am also curious about dosage of Shilajit. Charaka states a dose of one karsha (12 g) of the impregnated Shilajit, up to one pala (48 g). This is a remarkably different dosage range than what many practitioners currently use, i.e. 2-3 g daily best... Caldecott phyto http://www.wrc.net/phyto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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