mumijo

English

Mumijo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Russian мумиё (mumijó), from Tajik мӯмиё (mümiyo) or мумиё (mumiyo), ultimately from Persian مومیا‎ (mumiyâ).

Noun

mumijo (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of shilajit
    • 2012, A.I. Konstantinov, “Molecular Composition Study of Mumijo from Different Geographic Areas Using Size-Exclusion Chromatography, NMR Spectroscopy, and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry”, in Functions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment, page 283:
      Native mumijo commonly used in traditional medicine is a brown to blackish-brown exudation of variable consistencies that seeps from rock layers of different mountain regions.

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