1. [Research advances of Tasmayi].
- Author
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Kizaibek M
- Subjects
- Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use, Biomedical Research trends, Free Radical Scavengers therapeutic use, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents therapeutic use, India, Kazakhstan, Medicine, Traditional trends, Russia, Biomedical Research methods, Medicine, Traditional methods, Minerals therapeutic use, Resins, Plant therapeutic use
- Abstract
Tasmayi (mumie, shilajit) is a pale brown to black substance which leaks from the layers of rocks in many mountain ranges during the warm summer months. In traditional Kazakh medicine, it is used for the treatment of bone fracture and many inflammatory ailments. It is also used as a remedy in the traditional medical systems of many countries such as India, Russia and Kazakhstan. According to the literatures, Tasmayi possesses anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antibacterial, free radical scavenging, antioxidative, memory enhancing, antidiabetic, antistress, antiallergic, immunomodulative, anti AIDS, anabolic and regeneration stimulating activities. The major physiological action of Tasmayi could be belonging to the presence of dibenzo-alpha-pyrones along with humic and fulvic acids.
- Published
- 2013