Soma Salt is the preferred salt of the Ancient Ayurvedic texts.

The ancient Charak Samhita, Ayurveda’s central reference text, lists eight edible and beneficial kinds of salt coming from the Himalayas.  It names the best among them, Soma Lavan, or Soma Salt. 

This cooling variety of salt is said to give numerous benefits in Charak Samhita.  Soma Salt is described in Chapter 27, Verse 300 as:  rochanam (tasty), deepanam (increasing the digestive fire, which supports all seven tissues), vrishyam (supporting shukra dhatu, or reproductive tissue), chakchushya (supporting the longevity of the eyes by cooling the liver), avidahi cha (not creating a digestive imbalance due to excess heating quality, and not causing retention of toxins as other salts do), tridoshagnam (pacifying all three doshas and having a somewhat sweet taste), lavanottamam (the best of all salts).

Soma Salt is a cooling rock salt, as the name soma suggests.  In nature, soma represents the cooling, nurturing elements which are so often missing in modern life.  While all salts have a hot (agni) quality, only Soma Salt has the cooling (soma) quality needed to balance it.

Soma Salt is extracted from the mountains of North West India in the historic land of Sindh.  In Vaidya Mishra’s Shaka Vansya Ayurvedic lineage, this salt is known as the “Queen of Salts” due to its high mineral content and its unparalleled somagenic qualities. 

We take great care to purify the large, salt rocks that we receive from India using a Shaka Vansya purification technique passed down in Vaidya Mishra’s family. 

Each batch is tested in an independent lab to make sure that there are no unwanted minerals or contaminants.  Tests reveal the following mineral content:  Calcium 7.53 ppm, Iron 1.1 ppm, Magnesium 5.25 ppm, Manganese 0.038 ppm, Sodium 36.9 ppm, Zinc 0.03 ppm, Potassium 7.26 ppm.

Ingredients

Soma lavan (Soma Salt)

Packet Size

8 oz. fine, powdered salt

Directions

Add to any savory dish.  You will find that this salt is less salty and more satisfying than other salts.  By comparison, other salts seem almost harsh compared to the sweetness of Soma Salt.

Use under the guidance of a Shaka Vansya Ayurveda practitioner.  Please consult with your physician before using Soma Salt.

Disclaimer

This product and statements have not been evaluated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat or cure any disease. All of the information above is intended to be used for educational purposes only and may not be used to replace or compliment medical advice.