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Shilajatu Processing

Shilajatu 125gTriphala (1 cup)Water (8 cups)Ghee (optional)

1. Triphala Decoction: add !g o" triphala to 8 cups o" #ater. $ring to the %oiland si&&er ' reducing to a%out one cup in olu&e. s *ou ha e 5!g +,d do itall and end up #ith 2 cups #orth- it,s a little #ea er %ut it #ill %e o .

2. "ter decoction is prepared allo# sedi&ent to settle then slo#l* pour o"" li/uidcontent and "ilter through a &ediu& grade cloth. +" *ou pour reall* care"ull**ou can al&ost get a#a* #ithout a cloth.

0. Decoction can no# stand *ou can "ilter a second ti&e i" needed.

. dd 0 cups o" additional "iltered #ater to an iron pan and %ring to the %oil- addShilajatu and slo#l* &elt it in the hot #ater. Stir #ith a #ooden spoon.5. Went all solids ha e dissol ed the %lac ened #ater can %e sie ed to re&o e

conta&inants- stones etc.. Pour into a second essel through a "ine &etal sie e.

3. 4eturn "iltered Shilajatu to its original pan (cleaning "irst) and carr* on heatingand reducing #ater content until it thic ens- &a ing sure it does not stic tothe pan.

8. t this point add triphala decoction and stir #ell- increase heat a little and gi ethe Shilajatu a good %oil in this decoction.

. Method I: 6o# co&es the pro%le&atic part- the ne7t step depends on *our

local #eather. +" *ou ha e sunn* #ar& #eather- contents o" the pan can %ee&ptied into a #ide %ut shallo# dish and placed under sunlight. s in #ill"or& and this can %e scraped care"ull* o"" and transported to a second dish andallo#ed to dr* "urther. This is "inall* dried enough to roll into pills (coated#ith po#dered sudha sla ed li&e). +" the #eather is not dr* #ar& enough*ou,ll need to appl* &ethod ++.

1!. Method II: "ter step nine- continue to %oil o"" the rest o" the re&ainingtriphala decoction until a thic paste is "or&ed- #hen it starts to stic to the

pan cease heating.11. Wor ing /uic l*- scrape Shilajatu "ro& pan into a "lat %otto& glass dish and

allo# it to spread. This should then %e le"t in a cool place #ith cling "il& o erthe top. "ter a%out three da*,s li&e can %e dusted o er the top and using a&etal spoon scrape the dense &aterial into s&all lu&ps.

12. Treat this stu"" li e dough it #ill stic to e er*thing so &a e sure an* pointso" contact ha e a dust coating o" li&e po#der.

10. +t ta es a little practise %ut as long as *ou ha e *our hands dusted in li&e po#der it #on,t stic to *ou. $rea ing reall* s&all pieces o"" *ou can rolls&all pills o" 5!!&g91g. These are le"t on a plate sprin led #ith li&e po#der"or a%out 09 da*s a"ter #hich the* are read* to store. $oth ingredients ha eno shel" li"e so can %e used inde"initel*. Note: +" *ou don,t #ant to &a e

pills- a"ter step 1!. Pour puri"ied Shilajatu into a ilner ;ar that,s %eensterilised #ith %oiling #ater and allo# cooling %e"ore sealing its lid. Puri"ied

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Shilajatu in this se&i solid state can %e ept inde"initel* and ta en in this "or&although it,s cu&%erso&e to #or #ith as it,s so da&n stic *. +" *ou ha e to#or #ith it- heat it "irst %* i&&ersing the ilner ;ar into #ar& #ater toso"ten the %itu&en.

Rolled Shilajatu

Skin forming on drying Shilajatu

End of Shilajatu.