Black Asphaltum/Asphaltum Punjabianum / Salajeet Stone
English Name: Black Asphaltum/Salajeet Stone
Botanical Name: Asphaltum Punjabianum
Local Name: Salajeet
Product Description
Shilajit, also called mineral pitch, is the result of a long process of breaking down plant matter and minerals. It is a sticky, black tar-like substance that comes from rocks in high mountains ranges. Shilajit was traditionally sourced in India and Tibet, though it is now found in many other countries.
Orpiment Stone/Auripigmentum / Hartal Warkia
English Name: Orpiment Stone / Hartal Warkia
Botanical Name: Auripigmentum
Local Name: Hartal Warkia
Product Description
The name Orpiment is derived from the Latin Auripigmentum, meaning gold pigment, in reference to its color and historical use as a golden-yellow pigment. Orpiment is often associated with bright red Realgar, and may form in strikingly colored and unique mineral combinations. Orpiment occurs in hydrothermal veins at low temperature (up to 400°F/200°C), hot spring deposits, and volcanic fumaroles, and it may occur with stibnite and realgar. It also results from the alteration of other arsenic-bearing minerals. When heated, orpiment gives off the garlic odor typical of arsenic minerals.
Jewel Stone/ Helmintholithus Judeici / Sange Yahood
English Name: Jewel Stone
Botanical Name: Helmintholithus Judeici
Local Name: Sange Yahood
Product Description
Jewel Stone, also known as Sange Yahood, is a term used to describe a specific type of stone or mineral in certain cultural or regional contexts.
The term “Sange Yahood” translates to “Jew’s Stone” in English, and historically, it was used in reference to various minerals or stones believed to have mystical or healing properties in different cultures. However, the specific identity and properties associated with “Jewel Stone” or “Sange Yahood” can vary widely.
