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I think they gloss over cinnabar too quickly. I don't have proof, but it seems logical that it is the source of these myths. That seems especially likely sinc
by harimau777 7y ago
I think they gloss over cinnabar too quickly. I don't have proof, but it seems logical that it is the source of these myths. That seems especially likely since the center of a person's Qi in traditional Chinese medicine is often called the "Cinnabar Field" and cinnabar was used in Taoist alchemy that often sought immortality.
- the_seraphim 7y agoIt probably is, but the BBC being the BBC they won't risk linking a known harmful agent (cinnabar is mercury afterall) to traditional medicine, lest someone go powder some cinnabar, suspend it in mineral oil and sell it as a cure-all