Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.20
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c43.s3.t13.20
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The bamboo pearl is also quite real; some female bamboos produce a siliceous concretion in their joints which is called in Sanskrit *vaṃśamuktā*, *vaṃśalocana*, *vaṃśakarpūra*, *tvakṣāra*, *tvakṣīra* (Persian *tabāshir*), etc. The Indians, Persians and Arabs were aware of its medicinal properties. (Edward Balfour, *Encyclopaedia Asiatica*, New Delhi, 1976 volume 8, p. 797).