Tabasheer is Bamboo silica found in the hollow internodes. Tabasheer may be chalky, translucent, or transparent, mainly composed of silicic acid.

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Tabasheer is referred to as Tvaksheera (त्वक्षीर) in Sanskrit, which means bark milk. Other Sanskrit-derived names have been applied to tabasheer as well, including bamboo sugar (vans-sharkar), bamboo camphor (vans karpoor) and bamboo manna. It is called Tian Zhu Huang in Mandarin, which means "heavenly bamboo yellow."


Tabasheer (Hindustani: तबाशीर or طباشیر) or Banslochan (बंसलोचन, بنسلوچن), also spelt as Tabachir or Tabashir, 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.

Vanshlochan (also known as Tabasheer, Bamboo Silica, & Bamboo Manna and spelled as Banslochan & Tabashir) is siliceous resin and bamboo exudate, which is a form of herbal silica obtained from female bamboo trees.

aphrodisiac in Indian, Chinese, and other Asian cultures. asthma treatment calms mind and benefits eyes childhood convulsive disease clears away heat and cools the blood. clears obscuration from the heart, mind, and lungs. coma and stroke rehabilitation.

Health benefits : Stimulant, astringent, febrifuge, relieving asthma, cough, cooling tonic, antispasmodic and aphrodisiac.



Used in asthma treatment
Variously regarded as an antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiparalytic, restorative and aphrodisiac.
Calms mind, clears away heat and cools the blood.
It also helps in dealing with insomnia
Beneficial for eyes and also aids in fighting childhood convulsive disease
Used for coma and to treat stroke patients. It helps in their rehabilitation
Regarded as an antidote to poisoning
Helps in relieving cough and removing phlegm
Considered as an anti-paralytic stimulant.