A Comparative Study On The Literature Of Mongolian Medicine In

Objective:Cinnabar, also known as dan sha, chen sha, Mongolia name is zhao lun-xiong hu, also named as zhaogelanma, calegaode. Cinnabar in traditional Chinese and Mongolian medicine both source for sulfide minerals Cinnabar, mainly contain mercuric sulfide (HgS). Traditional Chinese and Mongolian medicine as traditional medicine both play important roles in their respective nation breeding. Each of them develops its system and has its own characteristics. Cinnabar as a cross medicine in traditional Chinese and Mongolian medicine, the understanding and application to it are of different characteristics. Its tranquilizing effect, heat-clearing and detoxicating effects play important roles in clinical treatment. In recent years, with vermilion poisoning cases reported increasingly, the toxicity of cinnabar received extensive attention and controversial from people. The applications of cinnabar in traditional Chinese and Mongolian medicine are limited. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to make a comparative research on the toxicity of cinnabar in traditional Chinese and Mongolia medicine literature and lay a foundation for further in-depth research of cinnabar’s toxicity and clinical safe use.Methods:Literature study, database retrieval, comparative research methods are used in this paper. Combine traditional Chinese and Mongolian medicine literature, on the one hand, on the basis of making clear cinnabar’s name and source, carding the record of cinnabar’s toxicity in Chinese and Mongolian medical literature, make the toxicity of cinnabar clear in traditional Chinese medicine and Mongolian medicine. On the other hand, compare cinnabar’s producing areas, varieties, processing, syndrome differentiation of medicine use to explore the relationship between various factors and the toxicity of cinnabar.Results:①On the recorded of cinnabar’s toxicity, Chinese medicine literature earliest recorded in the Shennong Ben Cao Jing, which recorded cinnabar as non-toxic and top grade medicine. During Tang and Song dynasties, Yao Xing Lun, Ben Cao Tu Jing, Ben Cao Yan Yi, Shaoxing Ben Cao put forward cinnabar was toxic after fire. During Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ben Cao Bei Yao, Ben Cao Xin Bian gradually put forward cinnabar ’use alone or in large dose can lead to dementia’ and’long-term use can lead to dementia’. The record of cinnabar’s toxicity in Mongolia medical literature is little. Only the use of attention of Inner Mongolia Mongolian Medicinal Materials Mtandards and Mongolian volume of the Chinese Materia Medica to indicate cinnabar is toxicity and should not be used in a large dose.② Cinnabar’s producing areas, varieties, processing, syndrome differentiation all have certain relationships with its toxicity. Cinnabar’s producing areas and varieties can affect its quality. Literature of traditional Chinese medicine through named after the producing area and varieties to identify its quality. On the variety, the quality of guangmingsha and jingmiansha are the best. On the producing areas, the best quality of cinnabar come from wuling xichuan areas during the Northern and Southern dynasties, chen, jin, xixu areas during Tang and Song dynasties, wuxi, mayang areas during Ming and Qing dynasties, where are guizhou, hunan, sichuan provinces today. Cinnabar in Mongolian medicine in ancient times mainly originated from India and central plains in China. In the modern times, the main varieties and producing areas are same with that in Chinese medicine, both mainly from guizhou, hunan, sichuan provinces. On the varieties, bright cinnabar has the best quality. On the processing of cinnabar, herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine literature and the record of cinnabar’s toxicity have a certain relationship. From Han dynasty to Northern and Southern dynasties, literatures record cinnabar is non-toxic, while the processing of cinnabar mainly with lapping method. Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, gradually found that cinnabar is toxic after fire, at this time, cinnabar’s processing mainly for heating method, such as fire burnt or boiling by east flowing water etc. During Ming and Qing dynasties, recorded cinnabar to be non-toxic, but can’t be used in a large dose or for long-term, at this time, cinnabar’s processing mainly for heating and water fly. Mongolian medicine recorded cinnabar early in Bi Yong Yao Ji Zhu Pin, processing method recorded in which is similar to the modern method. Today, cinnabar in Chinese and Mongolian medicine are mainly use heating and water fly processing method. Modern research shows that, heating and water fly processing method can reduce the toxicity of cinnabar. On syndrome differentiation of medicine use, both traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Mongolian medicine consider that, cinnabar, which is sweet in taste, cool in property, can calm the nerves, relieve convulsion, clear heat and remove toxicity. Compatible with bezoar, pearl, rhizoma coptidis, radix glycyrrhizae or gypsum rubrum, treat insomnia, infantile convulsions, epilepsy, sore and ulcer and so on. In traditional Chinese medicine cinnabar inclines to calm the nerves, and has the effect of improving eyesight. Therefore often be compatible with angelica sinensis, radix rehmanniae, radix ophiopogonis, zizyphus jujube benevolence or lodestone, respectively to treat insomnia from a shortage of Yin blood and blurring of vision. In traditional Mongolian medicine cinnabar inclined to be heat-clearing and detoxifying and make venations and bone solid, therefore usually compatibles with musk, five-peng pill or red coral to treat white venation disease, fractures and so on. Chinese medicine and Mongolia medicine to property and efficacy of cinnabar both have their respective theoretical knowledge and instruct cinnabar’syndrome differentiation according to their respective dialectical medicine theory, so as to better use of its characteristics, reduce its toxicity, make it play an important role in clinical. On the using method, medical application of cinnabar mainly into pills and external use, not into the medicinal broth, and the dose is little, decrease the dosage of cinnabar decoct soup and too much lead to adverse reactions, is worth using for reference.Conclusion:①Tiraditional Chinese herbal literature mainly thought that cinnabar is non-toxic. People in Tang and Song dynasties gradually found cinnabar was toxic after heating. People in Ming and Qing dynasties gradually found that large number of cinnabar or long term to eat can lead to dementia. The records of cinnabar’s toxicity in Mongolia medical literature are less.②Cinnabar’s producing areas, varieties, processing, syndrome differentiation of medicine use all have close relationships with its toxicity. We must regulate cinnabar mining of mineral resources, reasonable the processing method and use it according to their respective dialectical medicine theory, so as to make full use of its features, and reduce its toxicity. The mechanism of pharmacology and toxicology study of cinnabar is still not fully, we should be objective and cautious to treat with cinnabar, reasonable safe drug use, at the same time, from many angles to explore the function and mechanism of cinnabar to making cinnabar better play its clinical curative effect.