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Webster 1913 Edition

tabasheer

tabˊa-sheer′

(tăbˊȧ-shēr′)
,
Noun.
[Per.
tabāshīr
: cf. Skr.
tvakkshīrā
,
tvakshīrā
.]
A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tabasheer

TABASHEER

,
Noun.
A persian word signifying a concretion found in the joints of the bamboo, said by Dr. Russel to be the juice of the plant thickened and hardened; by others, to be pure silex. It is highly valued in the E. Indies as a medicine, for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, &c.

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