What is sulfur?

It is light yellow brittle crystal or powder with special smell, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol and ether, and soluble in carbon disulfide. Elemental sulfur is a flammable solid, which is mainly used to make dyes, pesticides, matches, gunpowder, rubber and other products.

The use of sulfur

1, to prevent bleeding.

The roots, branches and leaves of bleeding-prone plants such as figs, grapes, banyan trees and cycads can be trimmed and coated with sulfur powder, which can inhibit bleeding, prevent wound infection and decay and promote healing.

2. Control powdery mildew.

Plants prone to powdery mildew, such as vegetables, flowers, melons and fruits, have special effects on preventing powdery mildew by spraying sulfur powder when their leaves are wet or dewy, and spraying sulfur powder suspension or lime-sulfur mixture when the weather is dry.

3, disinfection and sterilization

Sublimated sulfur, also known as sulfur cream, comes into contact with skin and tissues and generates sulfide under the action of its secretions, which has the functions of softening skin and sterilizing.

Harm of sulfur to health

Sulphuric acid, temperature, toxic. Sulfur is sulfur dioxide produced after sulfur combustion, which is highly toxic to human body. If inhaled sulfur dioxide can irritate the esophagus and skin, it will have toxic and side effects on the body. Moreover, hydrogen sulfide is also a strong neurotoxic substance, which will stimulate respiratory tract and gastrointestinal mucosa. Especially, the higher the concentration, the higher the visibility of systemic poisoning.

Sulfur dioxide released by sulfur combustion is highly toxic to human body, and sulfur also has certain toxicity. But in life, we also see that sulfur soap can also play a very good disinfection role, softening and sterilizing the skin. A small amount of sulfur used correctly is a good Chinese medicine, but excessive sulfur will do harm to the liver and kidney of human body. Sulfur can also be used to control pests and diseases. It is also very effective to disinfect vegetables eaten by ordinary people with sulfur.