Talk:Shilajit

Latest comment: 19 hours ago by Bon courage in topic Why does this article exist?

Why does this article exist?

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Why does this article exist? As written it's nothing but pseudoscience gibberish. Maybe Shilajit exists, but certainly not as depicted here. Whole article needs deleting Olddemdike (talk) 15:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC)Reply

because people sell it to make money. Skeptical people will come to Wikipedia to see what it says about it. The people who put this article up were smart enough not to make any medical claims, just make it sound medical. 142.177.186.156 (talk) 23:40, 3 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • The article used to say this stuff had no health benefit, with a good source, but this content was sneaked out. I've restored it. Note currently this article is averaging approx 2,000/hits per day. Bon courage (talk) 08:44, 4 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Well there are many studies on Shilajit - like: JAISWAL, A.K.; BHATTACHARYA, S.K.. EFFECTS OF SHILAJIT ON MEMORY, ANXIETY AND BRAIN MONOAMINES IN RATS. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 24(1):p 12-17, Jan–Mar 1992. The signifiance is that it did show some dopamine increase. Maybe a good rewrite is needed to explain the background and scientific findings. Also, In the diabetic rats, shilajit produced a significant reduction in blood glucose levels:
Trivedi, N. A.; Mazumdar, B.; Bhatt, J. D.; Hemavathi, K. G.. Effect of shilajit on blood glucose and lipid profile in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Indian Journal of Pharmacology 36(6):p 373-376, Nov–Dec 2004. 104.58.86.253 (talk) 16:24, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Those are not reliable sources. WP:MEDRS would be needed. Bon courage (talk) 16:47, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply