Research advances of Tasmayi.
- Author:
Murat KIZAIBEK
1
Author Information
1. Traditional Kazakh Medicine Research Institute of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Yining 835000, China. murat_kizaibek@sina.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
therapeutic use;
Anti-Inflammatory Agents;
therapeutic use;
Biomedical Research;
methods;
trends;
Free Radical Scavengers;
therapeutic use;
Humans;
Hypoglycemic Agents;
therapeutic use;
India;
Kazakhstan;
Medicine, Traditional;
methods;
trends;
Minerals;
therapeutic use;
Resins, Plant;
therapeutic use;
Russia
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(3):443-448
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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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.
