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| Sans -
Silajit; Silaras, Eng. - Asphalt; Mineral pitch; Jew's Pitch.
Hind. Guj. Mah. & Can. - Silajita. Ben - Silajatu. Arab -
Hajar-ul-musa. Pers - Momiai Faqurul Yahud. Hind - Ral-Yahudi.
Tam. - Parangyum; Uerangyum. |
| Source
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Ejected out of rocks during hot weather in the lower Himalayas, Vindhya
and other mountain tracts and Nepal where the fissures in the rocks; or
it may be a tar formad in the earth from the decomposition of vegetable
substances. |
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| Varieties and their Characters
- "Four varieties of silajit are described by the ancient Hindu
writers:- (1) The gold silajit which is red; (2) The silver silajit
which is white; (3) The copper silajit which is blue coloured; and (4)
Iron silajit which is blackish brown. Blue and red silajit are not found
commonly and the variety most available is the fourth variety which,
from the therapeutic point of view, is considered to be active |
