Yogavahi — the great carrier: taken with other rasayanas it drives them deeper into the tissues; classical texts call purified shilajatu a rasayana for strength, metabolism and madhumeha.
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Yogavahi — the great carrier: taken with other rasayanas it drives them deeper into the tissues; classical texts call purified shilajatu a rasayana for strength, metabolism and madhumeha.
Traditional Preparation (Samskara)
Only purified (shodhita) resin. A rice-grain to pea-sized amount dissolved in warm milk or water, mornings, in courses. Sourcing quality is everything with this dravya.
Contraindication: high uric acid / gout (traditional caution)
Contraindication: pitta aggravation with fever
Contraindication: hemochromatosis (iron-rich)
Incompatible pairing (Viruddha): classical caution: avoid with horse gram (kulattha) during shilajit courses
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