Why should realgar and cinnabar be burnt?

Cinnabar’s avoidance of fire is closely related to its chemical composition, mercury sulfide. In addition, there is also a small amount of realgar in the composition, which will cause toxins to be rapidly emitted when exposed to fire. The toxic substances produced by the calcination of mercury sulfide and the two components of realgar are sublimated to become arsenic.

The main component of cinnabar is mercury sulfide, and is often mixed with realgar, apatite, asphaltene, etc. The arsenic, lead, antimony, etc. contained in it are harmful to the human body. Cinnabar is a compound of mercury. Mercury has a special affinity with the thiol groups in proteins and can inhibit a variety of enzymes and activities at high concentrations. Mercury entering the body is mainly distributed in the liver and kidneys, causing liver and kidney damage, and can directly damage the central nervous system through the blood-brain barrier.

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1. Cinnabar can help maintain health to a certain extent, and many elderly or young people There is insomnia, and cinnabar can very well help solve and alleviate it. The toxicity of cinnabar accumulated in the stomach for a long time will definitely cause great harm to the human body. The most serious one is stomach pain.

2. For some people whose internal organs are not very normal, cinnabar can also produce very serious side effects. For example, some people’s stomachs are not immune to the toxicity of cinnabar, so they are easily injured. It hurts to take even a little bit of irritating food. These patients are resolved not to take cinnabar to treat any disease.

3. The toxicity of cinnabar is not harmful after taking it in small amounts, but if it is taken for a long time, it will have a serious impact on the immune function of the stomach.

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