What Are the Benefits and Effects of Zhu Sha (Cinnabar)?
Cinnabar has the effects of detoxifying, clearing vision, purifying the mind, and calming the nerves. It can be used by patients with insomnia and frequent dreams caused by insufficient heart blood. However, cinnabar should only be used after being prescribed by a doctor based on dialectical analysis. Blind use of cinnabar may lead to acute poisoning, manifesting as edema, oliguria, coma, and even renal failure. Therefore, caution is required.
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Cinnabar is also known as Fei Zhu Sha, Dan Sha, and Chen Sha. Its main medicinal effects are to calm the nerves, detoxify, and heal sores. It is often used clinically in combination with other medications. It can be used to treat insomnia and frequent dreams caused by insufficient heart blood. It also treats anxiety and restless sleep due to excessive heart fire. It is often combined with Huanglian, Shengdi, and Hupo to form Zhu Sha An Shen Wan.
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For some people with abnormal internal organs, cinnabar can produce significant side effects. For example, some people's stomachs do not have the ability to immunize against cinnabar's toxicity, so they are easily injured, even slightly stimulated foods can cause pain. These patients should not take cinnabar to treat any disease.
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The acute poisoning symptoms of cinnabar manifest in the digestive system, including nausea, vomiting, increased saliva, hyperemia, edema, necrosis of the oral mucosa, tenesmus, and bloody stool. In severe cases, it can lead to perforation of the digestive tract and the formation of peritonitis. Moderate and mild poisoning may lead to kidney damage within 4 to 10 days. If improperly handled, it can turn into chronic damage, leaving sequelae.
