Himalayan salt
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Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) mined from the Punjab region of the Indus Valley Plains of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals. Himalayan salt is mined from the Salt Range mountains,[1] It is naturally considered as the “National Mineral of Pakistan” respectively.
It is also used to make "salt lamps" that radiate a pinkish or orangish hue, manufactured by placing a light source within the hollowed-out interior of a block of Himalayan salt.[2] Claims that their use results in the release of ions that benefit health are without foundation.[3][4]
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- ↑ Qazi Muhammad Sharif; Mumtaz Hussain; Muhammad Tahir Hussain (December 2007). Viqar Uddin Ahmad; Muhammad Raza Shah, eds. "Chemical evaluation of major salt deposits of Pakistan" (PDF). Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan. Chemical Society of Pakistan. 29 (26): 570–571. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Banu Ibrahim, Nikhita Mahtani (24 May 2018). "Everything you need to know about buying Himalayan salt lamps". CNN.
- ↑ Alexandra Sifferlin (28 January 2017). "Does pink Himalayan salt have any health benefits?". Time. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ Alex Kasprak (22 December 2016). "Do Salt Lamps Provide Multiple Health Benefits?". Snopes. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
