Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers | Zendy

Pandit S. | Zendy; Biswas S. | Zendy; Jana U. | Zendy; De R. K. | Zendy; Mukhopadhyay S. C. | Zendy; Biswas T. K. | Zendy

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Clinical evaluation of purified Shilajit on testosterone levels in healthy volunteers

Author(s) -

Pandit S.,

Biswas S.,

Jana U.,

De R. K.,

Mukhopadhyay S. C.,

Biswas T. K.

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

andrologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1439-0272

pISSN - 0303-4569

DOI - 10.1111/and.12482

Subject(s) - testosterone (patch) , placebo , dehydroepiandrosterone , medicine , endocrinology , hormone , free testosterone , sex hormone binding globulin , androgen , alternative medicine , pathology

Summary Purified Shilajit, an Ayurvedic rasayana , was evaluated in healthy volunteers of age between 45 and 55 years for its effect on male androgenic hormone viz . testosterone in a randomised, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled clinical study at a dose of 250 mg twice a day. Treatment with Shilajit for consecutive 90 days revealed that it has significantly ( P < 0.05) increased total testosterone, free testosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone ( DHEAS ) compared with placebo. Gonadotropic hormones ( LH and FSH ) levels were well maintained.

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