Shilajit Studies
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Below are a list of studies I have complied so that you can be fully informed on the efficacy behind Shilajit, this truly amazing superfood.
1. Carlos Carrasco-Gallardo, Leonardo Guzmán, and Ricardo B.
Maccioni, "Shilajit: A Natural Phytocomplex with Potential
Procognitive Activity" National Library of Medicine,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296184/
2. Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph.D., MSN, R.N.,
IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT — By Jon Johnson, "Ten benefits of shilajit"
MedicalNewsToday,
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322043
3. Parisa Kangari, Leila Roshangar, Aida Iraji, Tahereh Talaei-
Khozani, and Mahboobeh Razmkhah "Accelerating effect of
Shilajit on osteogenic property of adipose-derived mesenchymal
stem cells (ASCs)" Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9509599/
4. Amitava Das, Mohamed S. El Masry, Surya C. Gnyawali,
Subhadip Ghatak, Kanhaiya Singh, Richard Stewart, Madeline
Lewis, Abhijoy Saha, Gayle Gordillo, and Savita Khannab, "Skin
Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With
Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular
and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7027386/
5. Joshua L. Keller, Terry J. Housh, Ethan C. Hill, Cory M. Smith,
Richard J. Schmidt, and Glen O. Johnson, "The effects of Shilajit
supplementation on fatigue-induced decreases in muscular
strength and serum hydroxyproline levels"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364418/
6. T. Kloskowski, K. Szeliski, K. Krzeszowiak, Z. Fekner, Ł.
Kazimierski, A. Jundziłł, T. Drewa, and M. Pokrywczyńska,
"Mumio (Shilajit) as a potential chemotherapeutic for the
urinary bladder cancer treatment"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8604984/
7. Rong Ding, Mingming Zhao, Jiuyu Fan, Xiuquan Hu, Meng Wang,
Shihong Zhong, and Rui Gu, "Mechanisms of generation and
exudation of Tibetan medicine Shilajit (Zhaxun)"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7322889/
8. Ebtihaj J. Jambia and Fawzia Abdulaziz Alshubailya, "Shilajit
potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs and mitigates
metastasis induced liver and kidney damages in osteosarcoma
rats" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9358466/
9. Víctor Andrade, Maylin Wong-Guerra, Nicole Cortés, Gabriela
Pastor, Andrea González, Camila Calfío, Leonardo Guzmán-
Martínez, Leonardo P. Navarrete, Nicolas Ramos-Escobar, Inelia
Morales, Rocío Santander, Juan Andrades-Lagos, Mitchell Bacho,
Leonel E. Rojo, and Ricardo Benjamín Maccioni, "Scaling the
Andean Shilajit: A Novel Neuroprotective Agent for Alzheimer’s
Disease"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10383824/
10. Igor A. Schepetkin, Gang Xie, Mark A. Jutila, and Mark T.
Quinn, "Complement-fixing Activity of Fulvic Acid from Shilajit
and Other Natural Sources"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650748/
11. Priya Bansal and Sugato Banerjee, "Effect of Withinia
Somnifera and Shilajit on Alcohol Addiction in Mice"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883068/
12. Hua Yin, Eun Ju Yang, Soo Joung Park, and Seong Kyu
Hancorresponding author, "Glycine- and GABA-mimetic Actions
of Shilajit on the Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the
Trigeminal Subnucleus Caudalis in Mice"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222798/
13. Harsahay Meena, H. K. Pandey, M. C. Arya, and Zakwan
Ahmed, "Shilajit: A panacea for high-altitude problems"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876922/
14. Praveen Sharma, Jagrati Jha, V. Shrinivas, L.K. Dwivedi, P.
Suresh, and M. Sinha, "SHILAJIT: EVALUTION OF ITS EFFECTS ON
BLOOD CHEMISTRY OF NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3330960/
15. Yury V. Zhernov, Andrey I. Konstantinov, Alexander Zherebker,
Eugene Nikolaev, Alexey Orlov, Mikhail I. Savinykh, Galina V.
Kornilaeva, Eduard V. Karamov, and Irina V. Perminova,
"Antiviral activity of natural humic substances and shilajit
materials against HIV-1: Relation to structure"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554000/
16. Naghmeh Ghasemkhani, Aidin Shojaee Tabrizi, Fatemeh
Namazi, and Saeed Nazifi, "Treatment effects of Shilajit on
aspirin-induced gastric lesions in rats"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020045/
17. Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26395129/
18. Shilajit extract reduces oxidative stress, inflammation, and bone loss to dose-dependently preserve bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: A randomized, double- blind, placebo-controlled trial - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35933897/
19. Treatment effects of Shilajit on aspirin-induced gastric lesions in rats
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33818003/
20. Shilajit potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs and mitigates metastasis induced liver and kidney damages in osteosarcoma rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35957703/
21. Investigation of Neuroprotective Effect of Shilajit Extract in Experimental Head Trauma Model Created in Rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846531/
22. Effects of 8 Weeks of Shilajit Supplementation on Serum Pro-c1α1, a Biomarker of Type 1 Collagen Synthesis: A Randomized Control Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36546868/
23. Profertility effects of Shilajit on cadmium-induced infertility in male mice
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29947420/
24. Hepatoprotective effects of Shilajit on high fat-diet induced non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32083445/
25.Protective Roles of Shilajit in Modulating Resistin, Adiponectin, and Cytokines in Rats with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35258780/
26. Can nutraceuticals prevent Alzheimer's disease? Potential therapeutic role of a formulation containing shilajit and complex B vitamins
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23131823/
27. Surapaneni DK, Adapa SR, Preeti K, Teja GR, Veeraragavan M, Krishnamurthy S. Shilajit attenuates behavioral symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome by modulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and mitochondrial bioenergetics in rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Aug 30;143(1):91-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.002. Epub 2012 Jul 6. PMID: 22771318. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22771318/
28. Zhernov YV, Konstantinov AI, Zherebker A, Nikolaev E, Orlov A, Savinykh MI, Kornilaeva GV, Karamov EV, Perminova IV. Antiviral activity of natural humic substances and shilajit materials against HIV-1: Relation to structure. Environ Res. 2021 Feb;193:110312. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110312. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33065073; PMCID: PMC7554000. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33065073/
29. Kececi M, Akpolat M, Gulle K, Gencer E, Sahbaz A. Evaluation of preventive effect of shilajit on radiation-induced apoptosis on ovaries. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Jun;293(6):1255-62. doi: 10.1007/s00404-015-3924-6. Epub 2015 Nov 3. PMID: 26530234. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26530234/
30. Cagno V, Donalisio M, Civra A, Cagliero C, Rubiolo P, Lembo D. In vitro evaluation of the antiviral properties of Shilajit and investigation of its mechanisms of action. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 May 26;166:129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.019. Epub 2015 Mar 16. PMID: 25792012. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25792012/
31. Andrade V, Wong-Guerra M, Cortés N, Pastor G, González A, Calfío C, Guzmán-Martínez L, Navarrete LP, Ramos-Escobar N, Morales I, Santander R, Andrades-Lagos J, Bacho M, Rojo LE, Maccioni RB. Scaling the Andean Shilajit: A Novel Neuroprotective Agent for Alzheimer's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Jul 4;16(7):960. doi: 10.3390/ph16070960. PMID: 37513872; PMCID: PMC10383824. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37513872/
32. Bhattarai JP, Cho DH, Han SK. Activation of Strychnine-Sensitive Glycine Receptors by Shilajit on Preoptic Hypothalamic Neurons of Juvenile Mice. Chin J Physiol. 2016 Feb 29;59(1):39-45. doi: 10.4077/CJP.2016.BAE361. PMID: 26875561. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26875561/ Meena H, Pandey HK, Arya MC, Ahmed Z. Shilajit: A panacea for high- altitude problems. Int J Ayurveda Res. 2010 Jan;1(1):37-40. doi: 10.4103/0974-7788.59942. PMID: 20532096; PMCID: PMC2876922. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20532096/
33. Sharma P, Jha J, Shrinivas V, Dwivedi LK, Suresh P, Sinha M. Shilajit: evalution of its effects on blood chemistry of normal human subjects. Anc Sci Life. 2003 Oct;23(2):114-9. PMID: 22557121; PMCID: PMC3330960. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22557121/
34. Musthafa MS, Asgari SM, Elumalai P, Hoseinifar SH, Doan HV. Protective efficacy of Shilajit enriched diet on growth performance and immune resistance against Aeromonas hydrophila in Oreochromis mossambicus. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2018 Nov;82:147-152. doi: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.08.022. Epub 2018 Aug 10. PMID: 30102974. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30102974/
35. Sharma P, Jha J, Shrinivas V, Dwivedi LK, Suresh P, Sinha M. Shilajit: evalution of its effects on blood chemistry of normal human subjects. Anc Sci Life. 2003 Oct;23(2):114-9. PMID: 22557121; PMCID: PMC3330960. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22557121/
36. Schepetkin IA, Xie G, Jutila MA, Quinn MT. Complement-fixing activity of fulvic acid from Shilajit and other natural sources. Phytother Res. 2009 Mar;23(3):373-84. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2635. PMID: 19107845; PMCID: PMC2650748. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19107845/
37. Goel RK, Banerjee RS, Acharya SB. Antiulcerogenic and antiinflammatory studies with shilajit. J Ethnopharmacol. 1990 Apr;29(1):95-103. doi: 10.1016/0378 8741(90)90102-y. PMID: 2345464. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2345464/
38. Carrasco-Gallardo C, Guzmán L, Maccioni RB. Shilajit: a natural phytocomplex with potential procognitive activity. Int J Alzheimers Dis. 2012;2012:674142. doi: 10.1155/2012/674142. Epub 2012 Feb 23. PMID: 22482077; PMCID: PMC3296184. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22482077/
39. Das A, S El Masry M, Gnyawali SC, Ghatak S, Singh K, Stewart R, Lewis M, Saha A, Gordillo G, Khanna S. Skin Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms. J Am Coll Nutr. 2019 Aug;38(6):526-536. doi: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1564088. Epub 2019 Jun 4. PMID: 31161927; PMCID: PMC7027386. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31161927/
40. Keller JL, Housh TJ, Hill EC, Smith CM, Schmidt RJ, Johnson GO. The effects of Shilajit supplementation on fatigue-induced decreases in muscular strength and serum hydroxyproline levels. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2019 Feb 6;16(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s12970-019-0270-2. PMID: 30728074; PMCID: PMC6364418. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30728074/
41. Khaksari M, Mahmmodi R, Shahrokhi N, Shabani M, Joukar S, Aqapour M. The Effects of Shilajit on Brain Edema, Intracranial Pressure and Neurologic Outcomes following the Traumatic Brain Injury in Rat. Iran J Basic Med Sci. 2013 Jul;16(7):858-64. PMID: 23997917; PMCID: PMC3758058. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23997917/
42. Park JS, Kim GY, Han K. The spermatogenic and ovogenic effects of chronically administered Shilajit to rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2006 Oct 11;107(3):349-53. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.03.039. Epub 2006 Apr 18. PMID: 16698205. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16698205/
43. Velmurugan C, Vivek B, Wilson E, Bharathi T, Sundaram T. Evaluation of safety profile of black shilajit after 91 days repeated administration in rats. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2012 Mar;2(3):210- 4. doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60043-4. PMID: 23569899; PMCID: PMC3609271. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23569899/
44. Musthafa MS, Athaullah A, Anbumani S, Ali AJ, War M, Paray BA, Al- Sadoon MK, Muthiah SS, Kembeeram P, Harikrishnan R. Ameliorative efficacy of bioencapsulated Chironomous larvae with Shilajit on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to Ionizing radiation. Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Oct;128:108-113. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.07.002. Epub 2017 Jul 5. PMID: 28697403. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28697403/
45. Joukar S, Najafipour H, Dabiri S, Sheibani M, Sharokhi N. Cardioprotective effect of mumie (shilajit) on experimentally induced myocardial injury. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2014 Sep;14(3):214-21. doi: 10.1007/s12012-014-9245-3. PMID: 24448712. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24448712/
46. Durg S, Veerapur VP, Thippeswamy BS, Ahamed SM. Antiepileptic and antipsychotic activities of standardized Śilājatu (Shilajit) in experimental animals. Anc Sci Life. 2015 Oct-Dec;35(2):110-7. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.171675. PMID: 26865744; PMCID: PMC4728862. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26865744/
47. Biswas TK, Pandit S, Mondal S, Biswas SK, Jana U, Ghosh T, Tripathi PC, Debnath PK, Auddy RG, Auddy B. Clinical evaluation of spermatogenic activity of processed Shilajit in oligospermia. Andrologia. 2010 Feb;42(1):48-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1439- 0272.2009.00956.x. PMID: 20078516. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20078516/
48. Sadeghi SMH, Hosseini Khameneh SM, Khodadoost M, Hosseini Kasnavieh SM, Kamalinejad M, Gachkar L, Rampp T, Pasalar M. Efficacy of Momiai in Tibia Fracture Repair: A Randomized Double- Blinded Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. J Altern Complement Med. 2020 Jun;26(6):521-528. doi: 10.1089/acm.2019.0453. Epub 2020 Apr 20. PMID: 32310691. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32310691/
49. N. S. Gaikwad, A. V. Panat, M. S. Deshpande, K. Ramya, P. U.
Khalid, and P. Augustine, "Effect of shilajit on the heart of
Daphnia: A preliminary study"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326792/
Maccioni, "Shilajit: A Natural Phytocomplex with Potential
Procognitive Activity" National Library of Medicine,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296184/
2. Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, Ph.D., MSN, R.N.,
IBCLC, AHN-BC, CHT — By Jon Johnson, "Ten benefits of shilajit"
MedicalNewsToday,
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322043
3. Parisa Kangari, Leila Roshangar, Aida Iraji, Tahereh Talaei-
Khozani, and Mahboobeh Razmkhah "Accelerating effect of
Shilajit on osteogenic property of adipose-derived mesenchymal
stem cells (ASCs)" Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9509599/
4. Amitava Das, Mohamed S. El Masry, Surya C. Gnyawali,
Subhadip Ghatak, Kanhaiya Singh, Richard Stewart, Madeline
Lewis, Abhijoy Saha, Gayle Gordillo, and Savita Khannab, "Skin
Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With
Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular
and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7027386/
5. Joshua L. Keller, Terry J. Housh, Ethan C. Hill, Cory M. Smith,
Richard J. Schmidt, and Glen O. Johnson, "The effects of Shilajit
supplementation on fatigue-induced decreases in muscular
strength and serum hydroxyproline levels"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6364418/
6. T. Kloskowski, K. Szeliski, K. Krzeszowiak, Z. Fekner, Ł.
Kazimierski, A. Jundziłł, T. Drewa, and M. Pokrywczyńska,
"Mumio (Shilajit) as a potential chemotherapeutic for the
urinary bladder cancer treatment"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8604984/
7. Rong Ding, Mingming Zhao, Jiuyu Fan, Xiuquan Hu, Meng Wang,
Shihong Zhong, and Rui Gu, "Mechanisms of generation and
exudation of Tibetan medicine Shilajit (Zhaxun)"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7322889/
8. Ebtihaj J. Jambia and Fawzia Abdulaziz Alshubailya, "Shilajit
potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs and mitigates
metastasis induced liver and kidney damages in osteosarcoma
rats" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9358466/
9. Víctor Andrade, Maylin Wong-Guerra, Nicole Cortés, Gabriela
Pastor, Andrea González, Camila Calfío, Leonardo Guzmán-
Martínez, Leonardo P. Navarrete, Nicolas Ramos-Escobar, Inelia
Morales, Rocío Santander, Juan Andrades-Lagos, Mitchell Bacho,
Leonel E. Rojo, and Ricardo Benjamín Maccioni, "Scaling the
Andean Shilajit: A Novel Neuroprotective Agent for Alzheimer’s
Disease"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10383824/
10. Igor A. Schepetkin, Gang Xie, Mark A. Jutila, and Mark T.
Quinn, "Complement-fixing Activity of Fulvic Acid from Shilajit
and Other Natural Sources"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650748/
11. Priya Bansal and Sugato Banerjee, "Effect of Withinia
Somnifera and Shilajit on Alcohol Addiction in Mice"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883068/
12. Hua Yin, Eun Ju Yang, Soo Joung Park, and Seong Kyu
Hancorresponding author, "Glycine- and GABA-mimetic Actions
of Shilajit on the Substantia Gelatinosa Neurons of the
Trigeminal Subnucleus Caudalis in Mice"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222798/
13. Harsahay Meena, H. K. Pandey, M. C. Arya, and Zakwan
Ahmed, "Shilajit: A panacea for high-altitude problems"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876922/
14. Praveen Sharma, Jagrati Jha, V. Shrinivas, L.K. Dwivedi, P.
Suresh, and M. Sinha, "SHILAJIT: EVALUTION OF ITS EFFECTS ON
BLOOD CHEMISTRY OF NORMAL HUMAN SUBJECTS"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3330960/
15. Yury V. Zhernov, Andrey I. Konstantinov, Alexander Zherebker,
Eugene Nikolaev, Alexey Orlov, Mikhail I. Savinykh, Galina V.
Kornilaeva, Eduard V. Karamov, and Irina V. Perminova,
"Antiviral activity of natural humic substances and shilajit
materials against HIV-1: Relation to structure"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7554000/
16. Naghmeh Ghasemkhani, Aidin Shojaee Tabrizi, Fatemeh
Namazi, and Saeed Nazifi, "Treatment effects of Shilajit on
aspirin-induced gastric lesions in rats"
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8020045/
17. Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26395129/
18. Shilajit extract reduces oxidative stress, inflammation, and bone loss to dose-dependently preserve bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with osteopenia: A randomized, double- blind, placebo-controlled trial - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35933897/
19. Treatment effects of Shilajit on aspirin-induced gastric lesions in rats
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33818003/
20. Shilajit potentiates the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs and mitigates metastasis induced liver and kidney damages in osteosarcoma rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35957703/
21. Investigation of Neuroprotective Effect of Shilajit Extract in Experimental Head Trauma Model Created in Rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37846531/
22. Effects of 8 Weeks of Shilajit Supplementation on Serum Pro-c1α1, a Biomarker of Type 1 Collagen Synthesis: A Randomized Control Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36546868/
23. Profertility effects of Shilajit on cadmium-induced infertility in male mice
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29947420/
24. Hepatoprotective effects of Shilajit on high fat-diet induced non- alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in rats https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32083445/
25.Protective Roles of Shilajit in Modulating Resistin, Adiponectin, and Cytokines in Rats with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35258780/
26. Can nutraceuticals prevent Alzheimer's disease? Potential therapeutic role of a formulation containing shilajit and complex B vitamins
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23131823/
27. Surapaneni DK, Adapa SR, Preeti K, Teja GR, Veeraragavan M, Krishnamurthy S. Shilajit attenuates behavioral symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome by modulating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and mitochondrial bioenergetics in rats. J Ethnopharmacol. 2012 Aug 30;143(1):91-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.06.002. Epub 2012 Jul 6. PMID: 22771318. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22771318/
28. Zhernov YV, Konstantinov AI, Zherebker A, Nikolaev E, Orlov A, Savinykh MI, Kornilaeva GV, Karamov EV, Perminova IV. Antiviral activity of natural humic substances and shilajit materials against HIV-1: Relation to structure. Environ Res. 2021 Feb;193:110312. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110312. Epub 2020 Oct 14. PMID: 33065073; PMCID: PMC7554000. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33065073/
29. Kececi M, Akpolat M, Gulle K, Gencer E, Sahbaz A. Evaluation of preventive effect of shilajit on radiation-induced apoptosis on ovaries. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2016 Jun;293(6):1255-62. doi: 10.1007/s00404-015-3924-6. Epub 2015 Nov 3. PMID: 26530234. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26530234/
30. Cagno V, Donalisio M, Civra A, Cagliero C, Rubiolo P, Lembo D. In vitro evaluation of the antiviral properties of Shilajit and investigation of its mechanisms of action. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015 May 26;166:129-34. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.03.019. Epub 2015 Mar 16. PMID: 25792012. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25792012/
31. Andrade V, Wong-Guerra M, Cortés N, Pastor G, González A, Calfío C, Guzmán-Martínez L, Navarrete LP, Ramos-Escobar N, Morales I, Santander R, Andrades-Lagos J, Bacho M, Rojo LE, Maccioni RB. Scaling the Andean Shilajit: A Novel Neuroprotective Agent for Alzheimer's Disease. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Jul 4;16(7):960. doi: 10.3390/ph16070960. PMID: 37513872; PMCID: PMC10383824. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37513872/
32. Bhattarai JP, Cho DH, Han SK. Activation of Strychnine-Sensitive Glycine Receptors by Shilajit on Preoptic Hypothalamic Neurons of Juvenile Mice. Chin J Physiol. 2016 Feb 29;59(1):39-45. doi: 10.4077/CJP.2016.BAE361. PMID: 26875561. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26875561/ Meena H, Pandey HK, Arya MC, Ahmed Z. Shilajit: A panacea for high- altitude problems. Int J Ayurveda Res. 2010 Jan;1(1):37-40. doi: 10.4103/0974-7788.59942. PMID: 20532096; PMCID: PMC2876922. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20532096/
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