Shilajit is a mineral-rich resin used in Ayurveda. It is a blackish-brownish resin that comes from layers of rock in several mountain ranges throughout the world, including the Himalayan, Tibetan & Altai mountains. Shilajit contains an important compound known as fulvic acid and is rich in minerals. Shilajit is available as a dietary supplement & used as traditional herbal medicine to treat a wide variety of conditions, ranging from bone fractures to impotence.