Mineral medicine: from traditional drugs to multifunctional delivery systems

• Main Authors: Xiaoqing Zhong (Author), Zhenning Di (Author), Yuanxin Xu (Author), Qifan Liang (Author), Kuanhan Feng (Author), Yuting Zhang (Author), Liuqing Di (Author), Ruoning Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Mineral drugs are an important constituent of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Taking minerals that contain heavy metals as drugs is a very national characteristic part of TCM. However, the safety and scientific nature of mineral drugs are controversial owing to their heavy metals and st...