SHILAJIT: the research

Scroll down to view the references for the specific studies done on this ingredient and learn more about what makes it so uniquely powerful.

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one of ayurveda’s most versatile adaptogens, upgraded.

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PrimaVie® is the most researched Shilajit on the market. Both preclinical and clinical studies have demonstrated its ability to support:

Healthy testosterone production (within normal limits for both men and women)
Upregulation of genes responsible for collagen synthesis
Increased bone and muscle strength
Natural antioxidant defenses
Healthy inflammation response
Temporary relief from minor aches and pains
Upregulation of genes responsible for circulatory and skin health

Watch the DEEP DIVE by CHOQ Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Matt Dorsey, DACM on the Science behind this extraordinarily powerful adaptogen with Shilajit experts Dr. Sanni Raju, PhD and Dr. Anthony Thomas, PhD here:

REFERENCES

Pingali, U., & Nutalapati, C. (2022). Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology, 105, 154334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154334

Biswas, T. K., Pandit, S., Mondal, S., Biswas, S. K., Jana, U., Ghosh, T., Tripathi, P. C., Debnath, P. K., Auddy, R. G., & Auddy, B. (2010). Andrologia, 42(1), 48–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.2009.00956.x

Das, A., Datta, S., Rhea, B., Sinha, M., Veeraragavan, M., Gordillo, G., & Roy, S. (2016). Journal of medicinal food, 19(7), 701–709. https://doi.org/10.1089/jmf.2016.0010

Das, A., S El Masry, M., Gnyawali, S. C., Ghatak, S., Singh, K., Stewart, R., Lewis, M., Saha, A., Gordillo, G., & Khanna, S. (2019). Skin Transcriptome of Middle-Aged Women Supplemented With Natural Herbo-mineral Shilajit Shows Induction of Microvascular and Extracellular Matrix Mechanisms. Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 38(6), 526–536. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2018.1564088

Keller, J. L., Housh, T. J., Hill, E. C., Smith, C. M., Schmidt, R. J., & Johnson, G. O. (2019). Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 16(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-019-0270-2

Lawley S, Gupta RC, Goad JT, Canerdy TD, Kalidindi SR (2013) J Vet Sci Anim Husb 1(3): 302. doi: 10.15744/2348-9790.1.302

Mishra, R. K., Jain, A., & Singh, S. K. (2018). Andrologia, 50(8), e13064. https://doi.org/10.1111/and.13064

Pandit, S., Biswas, S., Jana, U., De, R. K., Mukhopadhyay, S. C., & Biswas, T. K. (2016). Andrologia, 48(5), 570–575. https://doi.org/10.1111/and.12482