mumijo

English

Mumijo

Alternative forms

• moomiyo (uncommon)
• mumiyo

Etymology

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

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.

Translations

shilajit — see shilajit