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Mumijo – The Black Gold Of The Mountains

Mumijo is an ancient natural remedy from the mountains of Central Asia. How exactly Mumijo is made is not known to this day. The mostly black-brown resin-like substance is collected in the mountains of the Himalayas and is said to have numerous healing effects, especially due to its high content of fulvic and humic acids – initially on the gastrointestinal tract, but also on the brain, bones, immune system, and the fertility. Its anti-inflammatory properties also make mumijo a great aid in wound healing.

Mumijo – An ancient natural remedy from Central Asia

Mumijo is a mysterious substance. They are only found in a few places on earth and only experienced collectors can tell by looking at them whether they are Mumijo or not. It is a resin-like, viscous natural substance with a smooth, shiny surface and a smoky aroma. Mumijo is mostly black-brown, but yellowish and even red or blue variants are also known.

Mumijo was called Maumasil in ancient Russia and means: That which protects against illness. In other regions, mumijo is also referred to as shilajit. Other names are Kao-tun, Brogschaun, or Arakul dshibal. All of these designations point to the origin of the Mumijo and can be translated as “sweat from the mountains” “blood from the mountains” or “oil from the mountains”. Because Mumijo is found in particular in caves and crevices in Central Asia, especially in the Himalayas, Altai, and the mountains of Kazakhstan.

Mumijo is a very old natural remedy that has been used in the countries where it was found for thousands of years as a remedy and tonic and is one of the most important medicines in the medicine chest in today’s Russia.

Traditionally, mumijo is usually served with honey, as the honey somewhat masks the specific aroma of the mumijo. At the same time, they want to combine mumiotherapy with the healing effects of honey. The Mumijo gift with honey is a good idea, especially for children.

The Discovery of Mumijo – The Legend of the Wounded Gazelle

According to an old tradition from Kyrgyzstan, Mumijo was discovered as follows: A wealthy khan was hunting game with his followers. They wounded a gazelle, but it escaped. They searched for the animal for days and finally found it in a very large and deep cave. Despite the wounds, it appeared to be on the mend. They saw it licking a black-brown stone and rubbing its well-healing wounds on it. The khan had some of the stone taken away and handed it over to his doctors. From now on, many sick people are said to have been healed with the mysterious stone – which we now call Mumijo.

Mumijo in Antiquity and the Middle Ages

Mumijo also ended up in the hands of the great ancient Greek scholar, Aristotle (384-322 BC). Together with his student, Alexander the Great, Aristotle researched the effects of the mumijo and also made notes about it.

Many other famous doctors and philosophers also dealt with Mumijo, such as the Persian doctor Avicenna. He wrote in the 11th century that mumijo is good for wounds and bruises on the outside, good for the stomach and airways on the inside, and, given in the ear canals, also helps with ear infections.

In the traditional folk medicine of Central Asia, Mumijo is now used for a number of ailments – from stomach ulcers to broken bones. Since Mumijo was and is also found in India, it has long been an integral part of many therapies in Ayurveda and is used there for almost all chronic complaints – whether it is a vein problem, bladder weakness, or depression.

The healing effects of Mumijo

Since the middle of the 20th century, more and more scientific studies have been published – mostly from the former Soviet Union or India – which were devoted to the healing effects of Mumijo and also found astonishing things:

Radiation protection by Mumijo

The Soviet military, for example, put mumijo on the menu of its elite troops to strengthen their physical and mental resilience and make them less sensitive to stress. The Russian astronauts also received Mumijo. In this way, they should be better protected against the increased radiation in space.

Mumijo also protects against the negative effects of radioactive radiation. After all, when the victims of the Chernobyl reactor catastrophe were treated with Mumijo, their blood count improved noticeably.

Faster recovery with the help of Mumijo

Soviet sports physicians also reported increasing muscle mass, more strength, and endurance in athletes and faster recovery from injuries including broken bones when those affected had completed a Mumijo cure.

A study in the 1960s showed that taking 200-300 mg of Mumijo twice a day for 30 days significantly accelerated the healing of broken bones. Bone callus formation occurred an average of 14 days earlier in the Mumijo group. The natural strontium content is said to be a key reason for this effect. Because strontium activates the mineralization of the bones, which is why Mumijo is also occasionally given in conventional medicine for osteoporosis.

Apparently, in some Russian clinics, Mumijo is still prescribed before complicated surgical procedures to strengthen the body accordingly. Even the former Russian President Boris Yeltsin is said to have performed a Mumijo cure before his heart operation in the 1990s – according to Dr. Wolfgang Windmann, pharmacologist, chemist, Mumijo expert, and author of the booklet Mumijo – The Black Gold of the Himalayas.

The different areas of application of the Mumijo in folk medicine can be easily explained. Because most diseases have their origin in a diseased digestive system and are associated with inflammatory processes. Mumijo now seems to fix both problems. It has an anti-inflammatory and strong antioxidant effect and also has a very healing effect on the gastrointestinal tract.

Mumijo detoxifies – and heals the stomach and intestines

An Indian study appeared in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology in April 1990, which confirmed that mumijo improves arthritis and edema due to its anti-inflammatory effects and also has a healing effect on gastric ulcers because it strengthens the gastric mucosa.

dr Windmann describes a study from two St. Petersburg clinics. There, patients with gastric or duodenal ulcers were given 200 mg of Mumijo twice a day – dissolved in warm water 30 minutes before meals. After 26 days, there was a 10-day break before giving Mumijo again for 26 days. Afterward, all patients were symptom-free. There were no side effects.

In particular, the humic acids and fulvic acid contained in Mumijo are beneficial for the gastrointestinal tract. The two acids have a similar effect on minerals and healing earth. They adsorb toxins and excess gastric acid so that the intestines are relieved and can then regenerate at their leisure.

An Iranian study from 2015 confirmed that mumijo can protect the stomach because the substance reduces the amount of acid in the stomach and thus protects against acid-related injuries to the gastric mucosa. Such acid-related mucosal damage and gastric ulcers are often the results of many medications (e.g. cortisone, painkillers (e.g. ibuprofen, diclofenac, aspirin, etc.)).

The researchers here recommended mumijo as a way to protect the stomach from the side effects of these drugs. In these cases, acid blockers are usually prescribed (e.g. omeprazole, pantoprazole, etc.).

Mumijo can also be used for hemorrhoids. In addition, some pharmacies can order Mumijo suppositories or Mumijo creams (e.g. at the Vitalis pharmacy in Taufkirchen (Vils), please telephone them to inquire). The suppositories have an antipruritic, anti-inflammatory, astringent and mucosal-building effect – and thus provide numerous properties that are needed (in addition to an appropriate diet) to heal hemorrhoids.

Note: If you know any other pharmacies/sources for Mumijo suppositories, please let us know. Thanks!

Mumijo regulates blood lipid levels and reduces oxidative stress

Another study from India in October 2003 on volunteers showed that taking 2 grams of Mumijo daily for 45 days had an extremely positive effect on blood lipid levels and also significantly improved the antioxidant status of the subjects.

Mumijo: A remedy for altitude sickness

In January 2010, a study on altitude sickness was published in the International Journal of Ayurveda Research. Altitude sickness can occur when you go to altitudes of 4000 meters or more. It is accompanied by a lack of oxygen, insomnia, lethargy, loss of appetite, dementia-like symptoms, and edema in the brain (high-altitude cerebral edema).

These problems – which can be life-threatening – are caused by the lower air pressure at high altitudes, the large temperature fluctuations between day and night, the usually strong winds, and the high intensity of solar radiation.

Mumijo now improves the body’s ability to cope with high-altitude stress, optimizes nutrient absorption through the intestines, and at the same time stimulates the immune system. In this way, Mumijo can help overcome the chronic fatigue and lethargy that commonly accompanies altitude sickness. Mumijo is therefore recommended as a dietary supplement when traveling or having to travel to high altitudes.

Mumijo increases fertility and semen quality

As early as the 12th century, the then-renowned physician Muhammed Tabib had written that mumijo could increase human fertility and even women who were thought to be infertile could suddenly give birth to children if they took mumijo (along with carrot juice). The results of the corresponding current studies are not quite as sensational, but Mumijo also shows an impressive effect in terms of fertility boosting.

In 2010, researchers in the journal Andrologia explained how Mumijo improved sperm quality in 28 originally infertile men. The men received 100 mg of Mumijo in an oral capsule twice a day for 90 days.

At the end of the three months, it was found that the men had over 60 percent more sperm and sperm motility had increased significantly. The previously elevated oxidative stress level in sperm also decreased while testosterone levels increased. At the same time, the kidney and liver values ​​remained completely normal, so Mumijo was classified as completely safe and harmless.

Mumijo strengthens the immune system

We also know from observations that Mumijo has a strengthening and stimulating effect on the immune system. Anyone who takes Mumijo regularly suffers e.g. B. rarer infections of the urinary tract and also rarer infections of the respiratory tract and ears. Those suffering from chronic stress, which is one of the immune-depleting factors, can also take Mumijo to compensate for the weaknesses in the immune system and become less susceptible to stress.

The origin of Mumijo – is still unclear

How exactly Mumijo is made and whether it is purely plant-based or also contains animal ingredients has not yet been fully clarified. All that is known is that intensive and long exposure to the sun is evidently required for Mumijo to develop, the air must be particularly clean and certain plants (e.g. spurge plants) must be found in the region.

Those scientists who are of the opinion that mumijo is something purely plant-based state that mumijo contains substances that are only found in the plant kingdom but not in the animal kingdom, e.g. B. alkaloids and fibers.

The theory that Mumijo also contains animal components (fossil excrement), on the other hand, is hardly tenable. Because Mumijo is also found at altitudes of over 4000 meters, where there are no animals that could contribute to such an accumulation of excrement. Mumijo would also have to contain many more typical animal ingredients than is currently the case. It is conceivable that the few animal components found could also be attributed to the contamination of the samples examined – according to Dr. Windman in his Mumijo book.

However, Windmann cites a definition of Mumijo from 1995, which is probably still valid today (and also appears on Wikipedia): Mumijo is a complex, high-molecular organic-mineral metabolite of aerobic microorganisms, created from the decomposition process of plant residues, lichens and resins the roots of fir, spruce, and pine.”

In addition, it is also known that there can be very different types of Mumijo, depending on where it was found. They differ in terms of consistency (sometimes crusty, sometimes liquid to waxy) and composition (sometimes made of lichen, then again of algae or root juices).

Given the uncertainties and discussions describing the exact composition of Mumijo, it is therefore not surprising that counterfeits or products of inferior quality have repeatedly come onto the market in the past. With a mumijo-like substance from the Antarctic, initial studies have even been carried out that show that there may not even be the ONE TRUE mumijo.

Mumijo from Antarctica

In 2011, the journal Evidence-Based Complimentary And Alternative Medicine reported that a mumijo-like material was found in abundance in Antarctica. In this case, however, it was clearly an animal product, namely a fossil stomach oil of Antarctic snow petrels.

The Antarctic Mumijo now has immune-boosting, anti-allergic, and neuroprotective effects. It activates nerve cell growth and prevents nerve cell death from senile plaques, which are often found in dementia.

Spurred on by these studies, researchers a year later wanted to know if “real” (i.e. Central Asian) mumijo – along with B vitamins – might be helpful in preventing Alzheimer’s and think it may be, so that said combination is a valuable dietary supplement that could be used in the prevention of dementia.

The extraction and quality of Mumijo

Only specially trained collectors look for Mumijo in the mountains. It is then a matter of so-called raw mumijo, which must then first be cleaned and prepared. In inexpensive products, sometimes just the ground raw mumijo is filled into capsules. It is true that these Mumijo preparations can be viewed as more holistic. However, the healing effect is said to be significantly stronger with the cleaned Mumijo. It also continues to grow with the quality of the cleaning process. Of course, this should be carried out without any questionable solvents.

In the case of high-quality Mumijo preparations, the content of fulvic and humic acids is specified per daily portion. Good salaries are e.g. B. 200 mg fulvic acids and approx. 40 to 50 mg humic acids per 400 mg Mumijo.

The composition of Mumijo

In Mumijo find yourself

  • inorganic components:
  • minerals
  • organic components:
  • fulvic acids
  • humic acids
  • Amino acids (the proportion should be over 20 percent in some cases)
  • Traces of vitamins
  • typical plant substances, such as e.g. B.
  • alkaloids
  • Vegetable fats
  • Essential Oils
  • waxes
  • polyphenols

Mumijo – dosage, and application

When you are ill, you usually take 200 to 300 mg of Mumijo in capsule form two to three times a day, about 30 minutes before meals. After about 20 to 30 days, take a 10-day break and then take Mumijo for another 20 to 30 days.

You can also use this schedule as a preventive measure: ten days of Mumijo, five days off, ten days of Mumijo, five days off, and ten days of Mumijo. Then you take a break of 20 days and start again.

Children up to 14 years old take half the dose, and children over 14 years old take the adult dose.

Always remember to leave a sufficient time interval between Mumijo and other medicines (2 to 3 hours – or in consultation with the doctor), as Mumijo could under certain circumstances weaken the effect of the medicines.

For external use, there are Mumijo solutions or Mumijo creams. These can accelerate wound healing in skin injuries.

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Written by Micah Stanley

Hi, I'm Micah. I am a creative Expert Freelance Dietitian Nutritionist with years of experience in counseling, recipe creation, nutrition, and content writing, product development.

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