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Is mica powder edible?
It depends.

1, different mica has different functions, such as industrial mica, which is characterized by insulation and high temperature resistance. Muscovite is the most widely used, followed by phlogopite, which is widely used in building materials industry, fire fighting industry, fire extinguishing agent, plastics and other chemical industries; Chinese medicine mica is actually a silicate mineral muscovite, which has the functions of relieving gallbladder, strengthening body, making acid, stopping diarrhea, diuresis and dehumidification. It's a health medicine, and it's not suitable for private use. It should be taken under the guidance of professional Chinese medicine practitioners.

2. Thallium is distributed in feldspar, mica and sulfide minerals of iron and copper in low concentration because the content of thallium in the crust is about three hundred thousand, and there are few independent thallium minerals. Mica poisoning is mainly due to this element. Thallium is more toxic to mammals than lead, mercury and other metal elements, and is equivalent to arsenic. The minimum lethal dose is 12mg/kg body weight for adults and 8.8 ~ 15 mg/kg body weight for children. Its main use is to make sulfuric acid, a powerful rodenticide. Thallium is a tasteless and odorless metal, which can be mixed with starch, sugar, glycerol and water to make rodenticide, which is quite useful for putting out plague.

3. Mica metal poisoning is a toxic reaction after human body ingests thallium-containing compounds. Typical symptoms of poisoning include alopecia, gastrointestinal reaction, nervous system damage and so on. There are usually Michaelis rays on the nails of poisoned people, which have strong cumulative toxicity and will cause permanent damage to patients, including muscle atrophy and permanent damage to liver and kidney.

4, general oral administration: decoction, 3-5 money; Or taken in pills, it has the functions of calming the nerves, stopping bleeding and healing sores. It is considered as a diuretic disinfectant in traditional Chinese medicine and can treat stranguria and leukorrhagia of women. It also treats chronic enteritis, infantile dysentery and scarlet fever. External use to treat erosion such as fire injury, knife injury and eczema.