What are the uses of cinnabar?

I believe that many people know about cinnabar, but only a small number of people know what the edible effects of cinnabar are. In our impression, cinnabar is generally used for makeup. In fact, cinnabar can be eaten. It is also considered a Chinese medicine. The basic therapeutic effect of cinnabar is to calm the nerves. You may find cinnabar ingredients in some calming medicines. So, what kind of people are suitable for eating cinnabar, and what are the main uses of cinnabar?

Cinnabar, also known as cinnabar, is a commonly used tranquilizer. It can cure panic, insomnia, dreaminess, irritability, and can also cure epileptic seizures, with symptoms such as sudden fainting, foaming at the mouth, clenched teeth, and eyes looking up. Current pharmacological experiments have proven that this product has a sedative effect and can also reduce the excitability of the brain center. This product mainly contains mercuric sulfide. Mercury is particularly easy to combine with the sulfhydryl group in protein and can inhibit the activities of many enzymes. Mercury can cross the blood-brain barrier and directly damage the central nervous system. Improper use, or long-term use of large amounts of mercury can cause mercury poisoning.

Symptoms of poisoning include nausea, vomiting, sore throat, abdominal pain and diarrhea. In severe cases, there may be anal swelling, bloody stools, and even gastrointestinal perforation, generalized edema, oliguria, and ultimately death from heart failure. Therefore, it is particularly important to control and pay attention to the dosage and usage of cinnabar.

The specific dosage and method of administration are: 0.3 to 1 gram for oral administration per day, divided into 2 doses. Or make it into pills or powder, coat it with cinnabar, and swallow it. Or mix with other medicines into decoction, such as cinnabar mixed with Poria (or Poria cocos), cinnabar mixed with rush, cinnabar mixed with Forsythia suspensa, etc. In addition, this product can also be added to pig heart and cooked. This product has an accumulation effect and should only be taken temporarily and not for a long time. It is particularly important to note that this product cannot be calcined with fire, because cinnabar will release mercury and become highly toxic when exposed to heat. Therefore, it is said in "Ben Jing Feng Yuan": "Cinnabar put into fire can become so fierce that it can kill people."

After reading the main uses of cinnabar introduced above, you will definitely understand. Cinnabar can treat epilepsy, and its main function is to calm the mind. Don’t take cinnabar to relieve your condition just because of the method introduced above. Improper use of cinnabar can cause poisoning, so you should not take it without authorization. If you need it, you can go to the hospital and take it according to the expert’s advice.