Garland Globe | 1907-06-08 | Page 8 | Medicine of Bamboo Sap |

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Date	1907-06-08
Paper	Garland Globe
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Article Title	Medicine of Bamboo Sap
Type	article
Date	1907-06-08
Paper	Garland Globe
Page	8
OCR Text	Show I Medicine of Bamboo 8ap. In India tho sap of tho fomalo bam boo tree Is used for medicinal purposes. pur-poses. "Tabasheer," or "banslochan," Is sold in all Indian bazars, as It has been known from tho earliest times as a medicinal agent It Is also known In Borneo, and was an article ot com-tncrco com-tncrco with early Arab traders of tho east. Its properties aro said to bo strengthening, tonic and cooling. It has been analyzed and has been shown to consist almost entirely of silica, with traces of lime and potash. Prom Its remarkable occurrence in tho hollows hol-lows of bamboos tho eastern mind has long associated it with miraculous powors.
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