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Cinnabar is a sulfide mineral whose main chemical component is mercury sulfide. It is a relatively traditional Chinese medicine. It is poisonous and mainly belongs to the heart meridian. It has the effect of clearing the heart and calming the nerves, calming the mind and improving eyesight. It is also good in clearing away heat and detoxifying. It can reduce the excitability of the central nervous system, thereby achieving the effect of calming and promoting sleep. It also has a good anticonvulsant effect.

The efficacy and function of cinnabar

1. The effect of clearing the mind and calming the nerves

Cinnabar is sweet and slightly cold, and has a heavy texture. Chinese medicine believes that cold can reduce fire, and heaviness can calm timidity. Cinnabar mainly enters the heart meridian, so it can clear the fire in the heart meridian while calming the nerves. It is an important medicinal material for clearing the heart, calming the nerves and calming the nerves. Cinnabar is particularly good at treating symptoms such as palpitations, heat in the heart, irritability, insomnia and dreaminess caused by excessive heart fire and restlessness.

2. The effect of calming the nerves

Cinnabar can clear the heart fire, calm the nerves and stop spasms, and has the effect of calming the nerves and tranquilizing the mind. Therefore, it can be used for febrile diseases, epilepsy, high fever, irritability, coma, delirium, convulsions, etc. It can also be used to treat convulsions in children.

3. Improve eyesight

Cinnabar can clear the heart fire and improve eyesight. It can be used to treat blurred vision, tinnitus, deafness, palpitations and insomnia caused by disharmony between the heart and kidney.

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4. Clear away heat and detoxify

Cinnabar is slightly cold in nature and is good at clearing heart fire. It should not be used externally or taken internally. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It can be used to treat heat toxic sores, sore throat, mouth sores, etc.

Pharmacological effects of cinnabar

Cinnabar can reduce the excitability of the central nervous system and has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant effects. In addition, cinnabar has the effects of anti-arrhythmia, inhibiting or killing skin bacteria and parasites, etc.

Precautions for using cinnabar

1. Adverse reactions of cinnabar

Cinnabar is a compound of inorganic mercury. Mercury has a special affinity with human proteins. At high concentrations, it can inhibit the activity of multiple enzymes, leading to metabolic disorders and directly damaging the central nervous system.

2. Symptoms of cinnabar poisoning

The main symptoms of acute cinnabar poisoning are oliguria or urinary retention, edema, and even coma, convulsions, low blood pressure or death due to renal failure. Chronic cinnabar poisoning may cause metallic taste in the mouth, increased salivation, oral mucosal congestion, ulcers, swollen and painful gums, bleeding, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as tremors in the fingers or muscles of the whole body. Growth damage may cause hematuria and proteinuria.

3. Taboos on the use of cinnabar

Cinnabar is poisonous and should not be taken in large or small amounts for a long time. Because its mercury compounds can easily cause the human body's protein to deteriorate and can accumulate in the body during childbirth, pregnant women and people with renal insufficiency are prohibited from using it. When cinnabar is heated for a long time, chemical reactions may occur, which may precipitate mercury and other toxic substances, increasing its toxicity. Therefore, it is forbidden to calcine cinnabar with fire during its use.