Guys please calm down and let me explain. Yes, the cinnabar that is being sold is likely to really contain mercury. Cinnabar is a culturally
significant component of traditional Chinese medicine, and indeed you can go into a pharmacy here and get it prescribed for all sorts of conditions
such as: pain relief, sore throat, canker sores, stomach ulcers. Furthermore, it is believed to help with detox, improve sleep quality, calming
nerves, and to improve eyesight. However, it is usually mixed with a host of other ingredients and in small amounts so that actually getting poisoned
is highly unlikely. When I bought it pure for my experiments, the senior pharmacist warned me about its toxicity, and that I should limit my daily
dose to 0.5-1 grams and that I should not use it for prolonged period. After all, how much business do you think a doctor is going to get if all of
his patients die of heavy metal poisoning?
That said, I am not a supporter of traditional Chinese medicine at all, and it doesn't seem healthy to me to be ingesting any amount of mercury. But I
just wanted you all to see the other side of the story, and to know that even though this is common practice in China, there aren't people falling
dead in the streets.
Edit: I found and google translated the exact words used by the pharmacist.
Cinnabar is a natural ore that is both a tranquilizer and a detoxifying agent. It has the effects of calming the nerves, clearing away heat and
detoxifying, and improving eyesight. It is mainly used to treat diseases such as madness, convulsions, upset, insomnia, dizziness, dizziness, swelling
and pain, ulcers and the like. Cinnabar is cold, regardless of internal or external use, has a heat-clearing and detoxifying effect, but cinnabar is
poisonous, it is not suitable for multi-service, long service.
This product is toxic and should not be taken for a long time. Avoid fire calcination, fire calcination will precipitate mercury, which is highly
toxic. The water should be boiling when adding the cinnabar. Should not be used excessively or over a long period, so as to avoid mercury poisoning.
Patients with liver and kidney disease should be used with caution.
[Edited on 2-10-2018 by Deathunter88] |