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Based on what? The Chinese used to chew on cinnabar which they believed to be healthy and give longevity but was toxic, since it is actually mercury sulfide.
by BubRoss 7y ago
Based on what? The Chinese used to chew on cinnabar which they believed to be healthy and give longevity but was toxic, since it is actually mercury sulfide.
- riffraff 7y agonot just the chinese, mercury was used as a medicine in europe until the 20th century.
- viburnum 7y agoThat’s not a plant.
- Nasrudith 7y agoBeing a plant has nothing to do with it being available to exposure for our evolutionary history as cinnabar certainly predates humanity. Selective pressure is neither quick nor perfect.