塔斯马依的研究进展

Research advances of Tasmayi

塔斯马依(mumie,shilajit)是夏天天气变热时从山的岩缝里流出的一种淡褐至黑色脂状物,它被哈萨克医应用于骨折及多种炎症性疾患,在印度、俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦等国家的传统医学中应用也较广。据文献报道,塔斯马依具有抗炎、抗溃疡、抗菌、清除自由基、抗氧化、提高记忆力、抗糖尿病、抗应激、抗过敏、免疫调节、抗艾滋病、促进合成代谢、刺激机体再生过程等作用,其主要生理活性可能归因于二苯并-α-吡喃酮类化合物、腐植酸和黄腐酸。

Tasmayi （mumie, shilajit） is a pale brown to black substance which leaks from the layers of rocks in many moun- tain ranges during the warm summer months. In traditional Kazakh medicine, it is used for the treatment of bone fracture and many in- flammatory ailments. It is also used as a remedy in the traditional medical systems of many countries such as India, Russia and Ka- zakhstan. According to the literatures, Tasmayi possesses anti-inflammatory, antiulcerogenic, antibacterial, free radical scavenging, antioxidative, memory enhancing, antidiabetic, antistress, antiallergic, immunomodulative, anti AIDS, anabolic and regeneration stimulating activities. The major physiological action of Tasmayi could be belonging to the presence of dibenzo-α-pyrones along with hu- mic and fulvic acids.