Russian Health Substance (1969)

Russia, Soviet Union (USSR). Various shots of the workers looking at dark coral type rock which is called Mumiyo and is known as a legendary balsam of ancient medicine. Various shots of the Russian pharmaceutical scientists climbing rock face to extract the Mumiyo from the cracks in the stone where it grows. (Lav.) Date found in the old record - 06/10/1969. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.