The effects of Cinnabar include clearing the heart and removing toxins, brightening the eyes and calming the mind, and tranquilizing fright.
Cinnabar is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, is a sulfide mineral cinnabar family cinnabar, its flavor is sweet, slightly cold, poisonous, into the heart meridian. It is mainly used for insomnia and dreaming, children’s convulsions (pediatric diseases mainly manifested by dizziness, apoplexy and convulsions), blurred vision, ulcers and poisons, palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) and other conditions. Cinnabar is mostly used in pills and bulk, and is not suitable for external use in decoction.
Cinnabar is used in conjunction with other medicines to treat children’s night cries, often with the liver, musk and so on.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Cinnabar are not clear. It should be noted that Cinnabar is toxic, the dosage should be cautious; pregnant women, liver and renal insufficiency should not be used.
If medication is needed, it should be used under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.