Mineralogical characterization of the traditional geopharmaceutical ithmid by XRF and XRD

• Egile Nagusiak: Marzieh Rashedinia (Egilea), Zahra Gholipuor (Egilea), Parmis Badr (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Geopharmaceuticals, specifically minerals were used to treat various diseases from antiquity. Ithmid or kohl stone is one of the most-applied geopharmaceuticals in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. The usage of ithmid for eye make-up caused many concerns about the possible toxicity and lead p...