Shilajit (purified) is an Ayurvedic drug. Shilajit has been known and used for centuries in the Ayurvedic system of medicine. It is a blackish-brown mineral block/wax obtained from high mountain rocks in the Himalayan mountains between India and Nepal. It is known as shilajatu, salajit, mummiyo or mimie.
Shilajit is composed of humic acid and fulvic acid. Fulvic acid is the major component that accounts for 60 to 80% of its nutraceutical components. Other components present in Shilajit are fatty acids, resins, albumins, polyphenols, phenolic lipids, triterpenes, sterols, aromatic carboxylic acids, coumarins, latex, gums, and amino acids.