Other names : Bamboo manna, तबाशीरTabaxir, طباشیرTabaschir, BanslochanTabashir, Bambuskampfer, Bambuszucker, Bambus-Manna, तबाशीर tabāśīr, बंसलोचनbaṁslocan, بنسلوچن)বংশলোচন boṁślocon, Tabachirਤਬਾਸ਼ੀਰ tabāśīr, Tabashirவேய்மணி 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<br>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.
==Special Precautions of Tabasheer==
==Benefits and uses of Tabasheer are==
*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==* [[Chyawanprash]]* [[Hui Chun Wan]]* [[Chandraprabha Vati]]
== References ==
''Sir George Watt, Edgar Thurston, A dictionary of the economic products of India, Department of Revenue and Agriculture, Government of India, 1885''
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