08 toxic medicinal minerals used for pharmaceuticals in Vietnam

21:29, 10/07/2024

Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT has been issued by the Ministry of Health, promulgating the List of Toxic Medicinal Herbs.

According to Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT, the following toxic medicinal minerals are used for medicinal purposes:

No.	Name of Medicinal Substance	Scientific Name of Mineral	Main Chemical Composition	Other Names
1	Bang sa	Borax	Sodium tetraborate (Na₂B₄O₇.10H₂O)	Han the, Bong sa, Bang sa, Bon sa, Nguyet thach
2	Duyen don	Minium	Lead oxide (Pb₃O₄)	Hong don, Hoang don, Duyen hoang, Don phan, Tung don, Chau don, Chau phan
3	Duyen phan	Ceru - situm	Lead carbonate, usually contains Ag, Sr, Zn, Cs	Bach phan
4	Hung hoang	Realgar	Arsenic disulfide (As₂S₂)	Thach hoang, Hung tin, Hoang kim thach
5	Kinh phan	Calomelas	Mercury chloride salt prepared by sublimation method	Hong phan, Thuy ngan phan, Cam phan
6	Luu hoang	Sulfur	Pure sulfur	Diem sinh, Hoang nha, Thach luu hoang, Oai luu hoang
7	Mat da tang	Lithargyrum	Lead oxide (PbO), contains minor unoxidized lead and impurities such as Al^3+^, Sb^3+^, Sb^4++^, Fe^3+^, Ca^2+^, Mg^2+^	Li tac, Da tang, Kim da tang, Lo de
8	Than sa	Cinnabaris	Mercury sulfide (HgS)	Chu sa, Dan sa, Don sa, Xich dan, Cong sa

More details can be found in Circular 42/2017/TT-BYT effective from December 28, 2017.

- Thanh Lam -

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