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CH bamboo juice rtsi medicine [IW]
gypsum [IW]
(CH) bamboo juice rtsi medicine [sweet, astringent, cooling to neutral, good for glo tsad dang, rma tsad, tsad pa rus la zhen pa, rims nad rmong bu syn: smyig ma dang, rtsi 'jam, bam sha ro tsa na] [IW]
bamboo manna [RY]
bamboo manna, substance secreted in the joints of bamboos and used in medicine, kind of lime used in medicine to break sores and cure inflammation of the lungs, a medicinal substance, bamboo pith [JV]
(med) Nodal silica, Bamboo manna, Silicon dioxide SiO2 (Drungtso 1999, Yeshi 2018). Tabashir or tabasheer of ayurvedic medicine (wikipedia).
(med) Talcum (Phrin Las 1987, thangka 34, drawing 54). See also ha shig for Talc.
(med) Gypsum (Phrin Las 1987, thangka 34, drawing 4) CaSO4 · 2H2O, the most common sulfate minerals. Described by Theophrast (around 325 BCE), meaning 'plaster'. Found as both massive material, including the alabaster variety; and clear crystals, the selenite variety (mindat.org). Johannes Schmidt (talk) 12:19, 23 November 2021 (UTC)