Gomuthra Silajith (or) Asphailt (or) Silajita

Description

Sams- Silajit; Silaras, Eng- Asphalt; Mineral pitch; Jew’s Pitch, Hind , Guj, Mah ,& Can- Silajita, Ben- Silajatu, Arab- Hajar-ul-musa, Pers- Momiai Faqurrul Yahud , Hind- Ral- yahudi, Tam- Perangyum; Uerangyum.

Uses: It is especially employed in genito-urinary diseases and in diabetes; in gall stones, jaundice, enlarged spleen ,fermentative dyspepsia, worms, digestive troubles, piles, adiposity, chronic bronchitis, asthma, fracture of bones, etc…                                                                                                                            It is used as an antiseptic in parasitic diseases of the skin and antiphlogistic Rice and milk  boiled  together into gruel is a good dietary in commencing cirrhosis of the liver of adults.                                                                                                                                                                                                            Silajit produce a rise in blood pressure and stimulation of respiration in experimental.