title: [Research advances of Tasmayi].
abstract: Tasmayi (mumie, shilajit) is a pale brown to black substance which leaks from the layers of rocks in many mountain ranges during the warm summer months. In traditional Kazakh medicine, it is used for the treatment of bone fracture and many inflammatory ailments. It is also used as a remedy in the traditional medical systems of many countries such as India, Russia and Kazakhstan. According to the literatures, Tasmayi possesses anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antibacterial, free radical scavenging, antioxidative, memory enhancing, antidiabetic, antistress, antiallergic, immunomodulative, anti AIDS, anabolic and regeneration stimulating activities. The major physiological action of Tasmayi could be belonging to the presence of dibenzo-alpha-pyrones along with humic and fulvic acids.
authors.affiliation: Traditional Kazakh Medicine Research Institute of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Yining 835000, China. murat_kizaibek@sina.com
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kizaibek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007194:India; D007623:Kazakhstan; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D008903:Minerals / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012116:Resins, Plant / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012426:Russia
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008903:Minerals; D012116:Resins, Plant; C045109:mumie