Finding studies
- DatabasesPubMed and PubMed Central first, then publisher sites for full texts.
- Search termsShilajit and its other names, including mumijo, mumie and moomiyo.
- Reference listsReviews are used to find primary studies, not as a substitute for reading them.
The five facts in every summary
- WhoPopulation, number, age, sex, health status.
- WhatPreparation, dose and duration.
- Compared withPlacebo, nothing, or before-and-after.
- MeasuredThe outcome, and whether people would notice it.
- Funded byAs reported in the paper.
Summary rules
- No upgradingAn animal result is never described as an effect in people.
- No transferA result for one extract isn’t applied to other products.
- No single-study proofOne trial is reported as one trial.
Studies are then graded under how we grade evidence. Sources are cited under our sources policy.