What does cinnabar mean?

Cinnabar, also known as Cinnabar, Red Cinnabar, Red Cinnabar and Mercury Sand, is a natural ore of mercury sulfide (chemical name: HgS). Bright red, with diamond luster to metallic luster, belonging to ternary crystal system. The main component of cinnabar is mercury sulfide, but it is often mixed with realgar, apatite and asphaltene. Cinnabar has sedative and hypnotic effects, and the understanding is inconsistent; It has the functions of detoxification and antisepsis; External use can inhibit or kill skin bacteria and parasites. Cinnabar is a compound of mercury, and mercury has a special affinity with sulfhydryl groups in protein. At high concentration, it can inhibit many enzymes and activities. Mercury entering the body is mainly distributed in the liver and kidney, causing liver and kidney damage and directly damaging the central nervous system through the blood-brain barrier.