Review Article
Chemical Compositions of Metals in Bhasmas and Tibetan Zuotai Are a Major Determinant of Their Therapeutic Effects and Toxicity
Table 2
Comparison of frequently used
-HgS and
α-HgS in traditional medicines.
| | -HgS | -HgS |
| English name | Cinnabar | Metacinnabar | Element valence state | , | Hg2+, S2- | Pressing procedure | grinding and washing | Repeated incinaration | Product color | Red | Black | Solubility | Insoluble sulfide | Insoluble sulfide | Bioaccessibility | Poor | Poor | Metabolites | mercuric polysulfide | mercuric polysulfide | TCM name | Zhusha | Zuotai (gTsothal) | In Tibetan and Chinese medicine | An-Gong-Niu-Huang | Rannasangpei (70W) | In Ayurvedic medicine | Mahayograj Guggulu | Arogyavardhini Bati |
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