طبشر

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a substance called 'tabashir', which is a medicinal powder found within the hollow stems of the Indian cane. It is described as the ash of burnt roots or a substance formed from the friction of the cane's parts, sometimes adulterated with burnt sheep bone.

Derived headwords

الطَّبَاشِيرnoun

1.
tabashirclassical
A medicinal powder found within the hollow stems of the Indian cane, or the ash of its burnt roots.

القَنَا الهِنْدِيnoun

1.
Indian caneclassical
A type of cane plant, specifically the Indian variety, from which tabashir is derived.

أُصُولُهَاnoun

1.
its rootsboth
Refers to the roots of the Indian cane plant.

فُلُوسُهُnoun

1.
its coinsclassical
Refers to round, coin-like structures found within the hollow stems of the cane.

عِظَامُ رُؤُوسِ الضَّأْنِnoun

1.
burnt sheep skullsclassical
The burnt bones of sheep's heads, used as an adulterant for tabashir.

Parallel reading

هو (دواء يكون في جوف القنا الهندي)

It is a medicine found in the hollow of the Indian cane.

أو هو رماد أصولها المحرقة

Or it is the ash of its burnt roots.

وفلوسه التي في جوف قصبه مستديرة كالدرهم

And its coin-like structures within its hollow stem are round like a dirham.

وإنما يوجد هاذا فيما احترق منه بنفسه؛ لاحتكاك بعضه ببعض

This is only found in what has burnt by itself due to friction of some parts against others.

أو احتكاك أطرافه عند عصوف الرياح

Or the friction of its ends when the winds blow.

فيخرج منه الطباشير

And tabashir is produced from it.

وهو معرب

And it is an Arabicized word.

وقد يغش بعظام رؤوس الضأن المحرقة

And it may be adulterated with burnt sheep skulls.

وتفصيله في كتب الطب

And its details are in the books of medicine.