Damage of liver and kidney caused by eating cinnabar

Update Date: 2024-08-09 Source: Network

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Cinnabar, also known as cinnabar, cinnabar, red lead and mercury sand, is a natural ore of mercury sulfide (chemical name: HGS). It is bright red, with diamond luster to metallic luster, and belongs to the cubic crystal system. Cinnabar is mainly composed of mercuric sulfide, but often mixed with realgar, apatite, asphaltene, etc. Cinnabar has sedative and hypnotic effects, which are not well understood; it has detoxification and antiseptic effects. Does eating cinnabar have damage to liver and kidney?

Damage of liver and kidney caused by eating cinnabar

First of all, cinnabar is mainly composed of mercury sulfide (HGS), but often mixed with realgar, apatite, asphaltene and so on. Cinnabar has the function of detoxification and antisepsis; external use can inhibit or kill skin bacteria and parasites. Mercury entering the body is mainly distributed in the liver and kidney, which is easy to cause liver and kidney damage; high concentration can inhibit enzyme activity, and directly damage the central system through the blood-brain barrier.

Secondly, cinnabar mainly contains mercury sulfide (HGS), which has the function of detoxification and antisepsis. External use can inhibit or kill skin bacteria and parasites. The pharmacological effects of sedation and hypnosis are not well understood. Long term oral administration of cinnabar can cause chronic mercury poisoning, mainly neurasthenia syndrome, with symptoms of restlessness, metallic taste in the mouth, gingival swelling, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, diarrhea, mercury toxicity, hand and foot tremor;

Finally, for sore, sore throat, sore tongue, etc. This product can clear away heat and detoxify both for oral and external use, but it is not good at detoxification because of its toxicity, so it is suitable for external use.

matters needing attention

This product is toxic and should not be taken in large quantities or in small quantities for a long time. It is forbidden for pregnant women and those with liver and kidney dysfunction.