Can wearing vermilion for a long time be toxic?

Wearing vermilion mainly refers to vermilion stone, which is a kind of jewelry and will not directly lead to human poisoning, but if inadvertently consumed or licked by children for a long time may lead to mercury poisoning. The main substance contained in cinnabar is the elemental mercury, which will not cause harm to the human body until the cinnabar becomes gaseous mercury or liquid mercury, so it can be worn without worry. Wearing cinnabar jewelry for a long time has certain benefits for the human body, such as antiseptic and detoxification, tranquilization and sedation, and may also kill parasites when in direct contact with them. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, cinnabar is a traditional Chinese medicine, which can be taken orally to calm the mind, clear heat and detoxify the eyes, etc. A small amount can treat diseases, but a large amount can lead to poisoning. In clinical practice, vermilion poisoning refers to mercury poisoning, which means that when mercury enters the body, it attacks the liver and kidneys, leading to severe liver or kidney poisoning, and if it crosses the blood-brain barrier, it can also lead to damage to the central nervous system. It is not suitable for anyone, such as people with liver and kidney diseases, weak body, and people with cold body, to avoid aggravation of the original symptoms or mercury poisoning, nausea, vomiting, metallic taste in the mouth, diarrhea, etc. When mercury poisoning is suspected, the first thing to do is to stay away from toxic substances and promptly seek medical attention to induce vomiting, gastric lavage, drainage, etc. Treatment.