Tabasheer, Tian Zhu Huang 天竺黄 Bamboo Silica, Bamboo Manna, Bamboo Salt, Bamboo CamphorTian Zhu Huang (TCM)Vasalocana (Ayurveda)Cu Gan (Tibetan)Tabaashir (Unani)Bansalochan (Persian)Qasab (Arabic) Indiae Utriusque re Naturali et Medica, Pisonis, 1658 B. arundinacea (as Arundo bambos)Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum Icones ad vivum coloratae, vol. 5 (1792) Two varieties of Tabasheer available on the market, Blue and White.(Adam, 2022) BUY TABASHEER Botanical name: Several species of Bamboo supply Tabasheer: Bambusa arundinacea (syn. B. bambos, Arundo bambos) Bambusa apous, B. orientalis, B. spinosa and others in Ayurveda; Phyllostachys nigra, P. reticulata and others sources in TCM. Parts used: Siliceous deposit from the nodes of certain Bamboo species.Several things are available as ‘Tabasheer’: Natural White Tabasheer–very rare, the best is white found in small grains or pearls in the Bamboo nodes. Grey–Blackish Tabasheer–obtained by burning the roots; lesser quality (Avicenna) Low grade ‘Tabasheer’–burnt Bones (lower grade available on the Indian Market) ‘Tabasheer’ available on the Western market was usually burnt Ivory (Spodium) Modern Tabasheer: most of the product on the market is synthetic, either White or grey-blue Temperature & Taste: Cold, Dry, Sweet, Astringent“It is Cold in the Second and dry in the Third Degree” (Avicenna) Classifications: 2N. REPELLENTS.  2P. HEMOSTATIC.  2S. STRENGTHENING3B. FEBRIFUGE…

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