Tabasheer
Other names : Bamboo manna, Tabaxir, Tabaschir, Tabashir, Bambuskampfer, Bambuszucker, Bambus-Manna, तबाशीर tabāśīr, बंसलोचन baṁslocan, বংশলোচন boṁślocon, ਤਬਾਸ਼ੀਰ tabāśīr, வேய்மணி vēymaṇi, Vamshalochana, Vamsharochana, Vamshi, Vamshaga, Vamshakarpurarochana, Vamshasharkara, Vamshakshiri, Vana, Tunga, Tuga, Tugakshiri, Tungakshiri, Tvakkshiri, Tvakkshira, Tvaksara, Pinga, Shubha, Shukra, Shveta, Sita, Vainavi, Karmari, Rochanika, Navendu, Tian Zhu Huang
is a translucent white substance, composed mainly of silica and water with traces of lime and potash, obtained from the nodal joints of some species of bamboo. It is part of the pharmacology of the traditional Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine of the Indian subcontinent.
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Special Precautions of Tabasheer
Benefits and uses of Tabasheer are
- Clears and transforms phlegm-heat - difficult to expectorate sputum.
- Clears heat and arrests convulsions - spasms, convulsions due to phlegm-heat, especially in children.
- It is variously regarded as an antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiparalytic, restorative and aphrodisiac.
Used in Formulation
References
Sir George Watt, Edgar Thurston, A dictionary of the economic products of India, Department of Revenue and Agriculture, Government of India, 1885
