¹Dr. Om Prakash Panwar , ²Dr.Suparna Saha , ³Dr.Pankaj Tanwar ⁴Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sharma ,⁵Dr.Sanjay Kumar, ⁶Dr. K.Shankar Rao

 ^1,2MD scholar, Dept.of Rasashastra&bhaisa jyakalpana,NIA,Jaipur

^3. MD scholar, Dept.of Dravyagun ,MMM Govt Ayurvedic College Udaipur

^4,5AssistantProfessor Rasashastra & bhaisa jyakalpana, NIA, Jaipur

⁶.Professor, Head of the Dept.of Rasashastra&bhaisa jyakalpana, NIA, Jaipur 

Correspondence address: Dr. Om PrakashPanwar

P.G. Dept. of Rasashastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana. National Institute of Ayurveda

Abstract :

The ancient scholars of ayurveda and Indian alchemy had claimed that the shilajatu (black bitumen) has all the medicinal properties of Rasa (mercury), maharas, uparas, gemstone, metals. So, according to the acharyas one can concure various disease, old age as well as death by administration of purified shilajatu [i]. There are several  process of purification of shilajatu are mentioned in different classics.In this literature review all the purification process are described in a chronological manner.

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