Shilajit, commonly known as Salajeet in Pakistan, is a herbal-mineral natural supplement. It is a sticky, blackish or brown tar-like substance that is abundant in essential minerals crucial for human health.
Numerous scientific studies have affirmed its various health benefits, which encompass improving physical performance, serving as an energy enhancer, and providing relief from chronic fatigue.
Himalayan Vs Altai Mountains Shilajit:
This popular Ayurvedic dietary supplement has various kinds and forms. On the basis of the origin of extraction, it can be divided into two types. First extracted from the Altai Mountains and the second extracted from the Himalayan Mountains.
Many traditional medical practitioners are of the opinion that the Himalayan Shilajit is better and more potent because of the fact that it is extracted from higher altitudes i.e. 16,000 feet above the sea level while Altai Mountain Salajeet is extracted from the peaks approximately 14,000 feet above the sea level.
However, this claim has never gone through the test of scientific research. Scientifically speaking, the effectiveness of Shilajit depends upon its genuineness and the purification process used to remove impurities.
Which Shilajit is Best?
Apart from different kinds, it is found in different forms. These forms include resin, powder, tablets or capsules, and liquid. Let’s have a look at each one:
Shilajit Resin: It’s a sticky, waxy, and past form that generally looks black or dark brown in color. It is used after dissolving in moderately warm water or milk.
Liquid Shilajit: The liquid form has a strong flavor and it requires extra care as compared to other forms of it.
Solid Shilajit: Solid form is basically a more concentrated and thick form of resin Shilajit. It is used after dissolving in lukewarm water or milk-like resin form.
The powder form of Shilajit: After going through further refinement normal Shilajit is converted into powdered form.
However, Shilajit powder available in the market does not have potency and effectiveness because most of the sellers sell it after extracting some essential minerals.
Shilajit Capsule: It is not basically a separate form rather the powdered form is packed in a capsule. As one cannot find a good quality powder Shilajit, therefore, capsule available in the market does not possess the desired quality and effectiveness.
Shilajit Tablets: Like capsule form, it is also prepared from Shilajit powder by pressing the powder into tablet form.
If processed in the right manner, every form has pros and cons. However, owing to the minimum processing involved, the resin form of Shilajit is considered a more beneficial, effective, and potent form.
It is considered original and pure as compared to other forms. It does not mean that other forms do not have health benefits rather other forms are also effective if one managed to find good quality.