Identification of Shilajit

Ancient Ayurveda Archaryas(sage) Charak and Susruta have  characteristically differentiated Shilajit into Four and Six types respectively in accordance with their origins, colors, tastes and properties. Although they unanimously cleared out that Shilajit having the color of Laccifer lacca¹⁸ (dark red or blackish brown) and smell just like that of Cow’s urine with salty and bitter taste has the best medicinal properties. As physical and medicinal properties also depend in altitude, humidity, weather conditions and on the region from which it is extracted⁴, modern researchers claim that Shilajit found in Nepal’s untouched mountains has the most excellent and beneficial qualities.³