Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi, I'm new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows about the effects of mercury poisoning in handling cinnabar. I read an article that said you should not wear or handle it without gloves. I just bought a pretty cinnabar pendent to help stimulate my immune system to overcome a viral infection. Now I'm leary about wearing it. Any knowledge would be helpful. Thanks Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi, Cinnabar is a red mercury. Both the mining and refining are particularly toxic.....and has been used as poisoning during Roman times. But it is not quite that simple...although ignorance to its hazards has happened...particularly in the mines left as a hazardous waste. I pulled the following from Wikepedia: Although cinnabar is known to be highly toxic,[2] it is nevertheless used (as is arsenic), in powdered form mixed with water, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Although cinnabar is not used in Western medicine, TCM practitioners sometimes prescribe it as part of a medicinal mixture, often on the basis of the concept of " using poison to cure poison. " Used internally, cinnabar is believed to clear away " heat " and tranquilize the mind. It is also used as a tonic to reduce the incidence of heart palpitations, restlessness, and insomnia, and to treat sore throats and cold sores that occur in the mouth and tongue. In addition, cinnabar is applied externally to treat certain skin disorders and infections.[3] I would either keep it on your desk at work or by your bed at night for the vibrational affect. You could also put it in a small silk bag and carry it in your poket or wear the bag around you neck......the vibration still works with the mercury found naturally within your body...use it sparingly...and treat it as a homeopathic remedy. You might even chose to see a Homeopath...there are formulas already prepared with Cinnabar (mercury). Blessings and best to you, Dawn Silver, DN Jewels of the Lotus Oracle. flowerlady6 <flowerlady6 wrote: Hi, I'm new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows about the effects of mercury poisoning in handling cinnabar. I read an article that said you should not wear or handle it without gloves. I just bought a pretty cinnabar pendent to help stimulate my immune system to overcome a viral infection. Now I'm leary about wearing it. Any knowledge would be helpful. Thanks Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 flowerlady6 wrote: > Hi, I'm new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows about > the effects of mercury poisoning in handling cinnabar. I read an > article that said you should not wear or handle it without gloves. > I just bought a pretty cinnabar pendent to help stimulate my immune > system to overcome a viral infection. Now I'm leary about wearing it. > Any knowledge would be helpful. > > Thanks > Deb > If it is really the Mercury containing mineral Cinnabar it might be an issue but most jewelry and objects sols as Cinnabar are really a lacquer ware product made to simulate the mineral that does not actually contain Mercury. If it is an elaborately carved pendant it is probably lacquer The only real Cinnabar Jewelry I've seen was set in way as to minimize contact. Do you have a picture of the Pendant you could post somewhere for us to see? Peggy Jentoft -- Solarraven http://pjentoft.com/index.html Spiritual Healing, Energy work, Reiki, Crystal Healing, Angels, Huna, skills for the practical mystic , Digital Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 I deleted my recent post. I did some research and most of the cinnabar beads and jewelry are faux. They are made from tree sap in china. But I found this site to say NEVER use it in healing and magick. Source: http://www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonea-e.htm CINNABAR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION: Cinnabar is Mercury sulfide. The chemistry is HgS. It is bright red, purplish red to brownish red. The streak is scarlet to brownish red. The hardness is between 2 and 2-1/2. ENVIRONMENT: Cinnabar is formed at low temperature, usually near hot springs or where there has been volcanic activity. It also forms in epithermal veins, associated with opal, chalcedony and dolomite. OCCURRENCE: Almaden, Ciudad Real, Spain, is a famous locality for cinnabar. In North America important cinnabar deposits occur in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Texas. In California fine crystals of cinnabar have come from the Almaden Mine in Santa Clara Co. and the New Idria Mine in San Benito Co. Beautiful crystals occur in calcite at the Cahill Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada. NAME: The name is said to have come from India. WARNING*WARNING*WARNING Cinnabar is extremely POISONOUS! Do not use it for healing or magical purposes. LEGEND and LORE: NONE NOTED. POISONOUS! MAGICAL PROPERTIES: NOT WORTH IT. POISONOUS! HEALING: DO NOT USE! POISONOUS! NOTES: Cinnabar is the principal ore of mercury. Native mercury, a liquid, is rare and usually occurs with cinnabar as heavy, tin-white metallic drops. -------bibliography------- 1. Scientific, Environment, Occurrence and Name are from (or paraphrased from) " The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals " . 2. Personal Experience is from MY personal experience, journals and notebooks, by Tandika Star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi Dawn, Thanks for the info and advice. I think I'll just keep it near me for now. Blessings, Deb Dawn Silver <DawnSilver wrote: Hi, Cinnabar is a red mercury. Both the mining and refining are particularly toxic.....and has been used as poisoning during Roman times. But it is not quite that simple...although ignorance to its hazards has happened...particularly in the mines left as a hazardous waste. I pulled the following from Wikepedia: Although cinnabar is known to be highly toxic,[2] it is nevertheless used (as is arsenic), in powdered form mixed with water, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Although cinnabar is not used in Western medicine, TCM practitioners sometimes prescribe it as part of a medicinal mixture, often on the basis of the concept of " using poison to cure poison. " Used internally, cinnabar is believed to clear away " heat " and tranquilize the mind. It is also used as a tonic to reduce the incidence of heart palpitations, restlessness, and insomnia, and to treat sore throats and cold sores that occur in the mouth and tongue. In addition, cinnabar is applied externally to treat certain skin disorders and infections.[3] I would either keep it on your desk at work or by your bed at night for the vibrational affect. You could also put it in a small silk bag and carry it in your poket or wear the bag around you neck......the vibration still works with the mercury found naturally within your body...use it sparingly...and treat it as a homeopathic remedy. You might even chose to see a Homeopath...there are formulas already prepared with Cinnabar (mercury). Blessings and best to you, Dawn Silver, DN Jewels of the Lotus Oracle. flowerlady6 <flowerlady6 wrote: Hi, I'm new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows about the effects of mercury poisoning in handling cinnabar. I read an article that said you should not wear or handle it without gloves. I just bought a pretty cinnabar pendent to help stimulate my immune system to overcome a viral infection. Now I'm leary about wearing it. Any knowledge would be helpful. Thanks Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2008 Report Share Posted February 12, 2008 Hi Rick, Thanks for your help. I think I'll keep it near me for awhile and not wear it until I can dig up more info on it. Maybe I'll e-mail the company I bought it from. Deb traciandrick <tracispoopy wrote: I deleted my recent post. I did some research and most of the cinnabar beads and jewelry are faux. They are made from tree sap in china. But I found this site to say NEVER use it in healing and magick. Source: http://www.wicca.com/celtic/stones/stonea-e.htm CINNABAR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION: Cinnabar is Mercury sulfide. The chemistry is HgS. It is bright red, purplish red to brownish red. The streak is scarlet to brownish red. The hardness is between 2 and 2-1/2. ENVIRONMENT: Cinnabar is formed at low temperature, usually near hot springs or where there has been volcanic activity. It also forms in epithermal veins, associated with opal, chalcedony and dolomite. OCCURRENCE: Almaden, Ciudad Real, Spain, is a famous locality for cinnabar. In North America important cinnabar deposits occur in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Texas. In California fine crystals of cinnabar have come from the Almaden Mine in Santa Clara Co. and the New Idria Mine in San Benito Co. Beautiful crystals occur in calcite at the Cahill Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada. NAME: The name is said to have come from India. WARNING*WARNING*WARNING Cinnabar is extremely POISONOUS! Do not use it for healing or magical purposes. LEGEND and LORE: NONE NOTED. POISONOUS! MAGICAL PROPERTIES: NOT WORTH IT. POISONOUS! HEALING: DO NOT USE! POISONOUS! NOTES: Cinnabar is the principal ore of mercury. Native mercury, a liquid, is rare and usually occurs with cinnabar as heavy, tin-white metallic drops. -------bibliography------- 1. Scientific, Environment, Occurrence and Name are from (or paraphrased from) " The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals " . 2. Personal Experience is from MY personal experience, journals and notebooks, by Tandika Star. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Peggy, Thanks for the info. No I don't have a picture. It is an inexpensive pendant so I'm thinking it isn't real cinnabar. Deb skygreen <skygreen wrote: flowerlady6 wrote: > Hi, I'm new to this group. I was wondering if anyone knows about > the effects of mercury poisoning in handling cinnabar. I read an > article that said you should not wear or handle it without gloves. > I just bought a pretty cinnabar pendent to help stimulate my immune > system to overcome a viral infection. Now I'm leary about wearing it. > Any knowledge would be helpful. > > Thanks > Deb > If it is really the Mercury containing mineral Cinnabar it might be an issue but most jewelry and objects sols as Cinnabar are really a lacquer ware product made to simulate the mineral that does not actually contain Mercury. If it is an elaborately carved pendant it is probably lacquer The only real Cinnabar Jewelry I've seen was set in way as to minimize contact. Do you have a picture of the Pendant you could post somewhere for us to see? Peggy Jentoft -- Solarraven http://pjentoft.com/index.html Spiritual Healing, Energy work, Reiki, Crystal Healing, Angels, Huna, skills for the practical mystic , Digital Art Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Debbie Bowes wrote: > > Peggy, > Thanks for the info. No I don't have a picture. It is an inexpensive pendant so > I'm thinking it isn't real cinnabar. > Deb --------------- Deb, When I first read your post, I originally thought that it wasn't real because of the high toxicity of the stone. But I am glad that the people in this group gave some helpful information about the cinnabar to help you determine if what you had was safe to wear. Even if it wasn't a real gemstone, you could still probably use it for color healing... Just a thought, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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