Humic Acid – A Traditional Folk Medicine throughout the World

Humic Acid has been an herbal medicine for thousands of years

Humic Acid has been celebrated in Traditional Medicine for a wide variety of illnesses and aliments.

Humic substances and humic acid have been used in traditional medicine for 1,000s of years and celebrated by cultures around the world. Humic acid is found in many forms, has many names and is used for a wide variety of illnesses. Humic substances come from decomposed vegetation, which have varying amounts of minerals and nutrients. Because vegetation varies, so do the elements that are contained in raw humus from different countries. This means that the humic material found in one area, continent, or geographic region will have different qualities, uses and benefits.

Ancient Remedies – Lost Now Found!

We don’t know how many of the ancient remedies and benefits of humic materials have been lost through time. But, here are some of the ancient treatments that have been passed down with many still being practiced in traditional medicine. Modern science is conducting more studies that continue to verify what the ancient medicine practitioners knew — Humic substances have many life–giving benefits for human health.

Medicine during Roman times Greeks. Romans and Babylonians

Aristotle combined humic acid compound with grape juice, honey and milk.
Romans and Babylonians combined the High Moor Peat (containing a high concentration of humic acid) with mud for therapeutic baths. (This practice continued until the early 19th century in Europe)

Tradition used humic substances for rheumatic and gynecological diseases. Drinking cures included gastric, intestinal and hepatic diseases.¹

Traditional Chinese Medicine

During the Ming Dynasty (15th Century) there are many medical records that discuss the use of humic acid for a wide variety of illnesses.
Humic acid is called wu–ju–san or “Black Gold”

Uses included – Infectious ulcers, hemorrhagic diseases, anti–inflammatory, arthritis and more.

Chinese Medicine Today
There are over 100 research papers on the effectiveness of Humic Acid (Wujinsa)
Uses include – Anti–inflammatory, immune stimulation, circulation, endocrinology, and anti–cancer treatment.

Spring in the Hunza Valley Traditional India Medicine

The raw form of humic acid is the most important drug of the Ayruvedic and folk–medicine systems in India and the Himalayan region.
Ancient Sanskrit texts refer to humic acid as silajatu, shilajatu, shilajit or shilajita mumiyo; meaning “conqueror of mountains and destroyer of weakness”.
Raw humic acid is collected in mountainous regions of the Himalayas. It appears during the summer months where it is found flowing out between the fissures in the rocks, due to the strong heat of the sun. It is bitter in taste and collected in small quantities.
It is considered an herb because it comes from vegetable material.
It is also found in areas like the Hunza Valley, which is known for having people of great longevity and good health.

There is a story about how, in 1870, a British explorer observed that monkeys who lived at higher attitudes (above the vegetation line) were much more active at older ages than the monkeys who lived on the plains. In spite of living in such barren landscapes with harsh weather conditions (and scarcity of food) the monkeys living at the higher altitudes were healthier. He observed that the “mountain monkeys” were eating the humates during the summer.

Uses include – Stimulation of immune system, Diabetes, urinary tract, weight loss, virility, blood purifier, and bone repairer.

Southern “Clay Eaters”

“Clay eating” has been a custom in rural areas of the south, practiced by poor whites and blacks. The dying tradition can be traced to slaves and West African origins.
The eating of clay is often a response to nutritional deficiency, especially minerals such as iron and potassium.

Sources:

Wikipedia
Humic Acid
Shalijit

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