Northern Shilajit

Shilajit, is an organic-mineral product of predominantly biological origin, formed at high altitudes on stony mountains, in sheltered crevices and caves. It is a blackish-brown powder or an exudate emerging between high mountain rocks, often found in the Altai Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, the Himalayas, the Karakoram, the Pamir Mountains, and countrywise in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Georgia, India, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Russia, Central Asia and Africa. People living in these areas used shilajit in folk and non-traditional medicine. Shilajit is sold both in dry extract form and in dietary supplements, but there is limited evidence that shilajit has any beneficial effects on human health. It has been found in studies to contain hazardous heavy metals, including lead.