➤ An element-organogen.
➤ Contained in amino acids, proteins, hormone - insulin, vitamin B1, hair keratin, bone and nervous tissue.
➤ Enzymatic action during biochemical reactions.
➤ Causes cephalgia, pharyngeal reflex, vertigo, and a characteristic sulfur odor from the mouth.
➤ Causes anemia, conjunctivitis, photophobia, central nervous system diseases, dementia and weight loss.
➤ Weakening of the structure of nails, hair follicles and bone tissue, weakness of the body, gastrointestinal diseases, involuntary muscle contractions, mental disorder, pruritus, adipositis, cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
➤ S (purified) - 20% ointment - antimicrobial, antiparasitic effect
➤ Plaster dressings are made from alabaster 2CaSO4 * H2O
➤ Na2SO4 * 10H2O - glauber's salt
➤ KAl(SO₄)₂-12H₂O - alum potassium alum, hemostatic effect
➤ MgSO₄ - bitter salt, for cleansing the stomach, intestines
➤ Sulphomide preparations - antimicrobial agents
➤ Na₂S₂O₃ - 30% solution for injection, used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and antimicrobial agent, is an antidote for heavy metal poisoning.
➤ It is used to treat dermatoses - acne, eczema, psoriasis.
➤ Therapy of respiratory diseases.
➤ In case of pigmented epidermis or freckles, it is used as a cleansing and exfoliating agent, as well as in case of constipation, it has a laxative effect.
➤ They are also prescribed as anthelmintic drugs.
➤ Ointments with Sulfur for the treatment of acne, boils and scabies.
➤ To reduce the outbreak and kill cholera vibrios on surfaces.
➤ Poisoning can occur through contact with the substance through the eyes, skin, or respiratory tract, with symptoms including cephalgia, insomnia, weakness, weight loss, gastritis, nephropathy, dermatosis, and decreased sexual activity.
➤ H₂S interacts with hemoglobin iron, which causes hypoxia and death.
➤ No specific antidotes are available.
➤ Sulfur has been known to mankind for several thousand years.
➤ Sulfur dioxide SO3 forms the polymer (SO3)n with a fibrous structure.
➤ Radioactive 35S is introduced into medicines and their mechanism of action in the body is studied.
➤ Polypeptide (SN)n is an electrically conductive polymer.