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.
Soma lavan (Soma Salt)
8 oz. fine, powdered salt
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.
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.
Posted by Mary McCoy on 23rd Oct 2009
Soma salt has a 'softer' quality compared to other salts, so there isn't any sharp edge. Food flavors seem to be enhanced from the inside making them taste fuller, more nourishing and more like the natural ingedient itself. That it helps calm my pitta is an extra bonus.
Posted by Greg - WI on 2nd Sep 2009
Tastes really great. Salty taste but no biting sharpness. lovely after effect feeling. Thanks.
Posted by Laura - NYC on 2nd Sep 2009
I have a high pitta constitution that tends to throw off my vata dosha which then makes me crave more salt then that throws off my pitta dosha more and so on! Soma Salt has been a life saver in this sense. It satisfies my vata without aggravating my pitta and putting me in an endless loop of one dosha aggravating the next. Plus I do not retain any toxins with this salt, being a woman, cellulite can be an issue for me! Thank you Vaidya for an amazing product and all the knowledge to help heal us!
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