title: New information on the composition of bint al Dhahab, a mixed lead monoxide used as a traditional medicine in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
abstract: X-ray diffraction and X-ray micro-analyser studies of the traditional medicine bint al dhahab confirm that it is composed of two polymorphs of lead monoxide (PbO). These studies also show the presence of cadmium and a third complex monoxide of lead containing antimony. Bulk analyses show that the substance contains approximately 91 g of lead monoxide, 600 mg of antimony oxide, and 50 mg of cadmium per 100 g of bint al dhahab. This new information may assist physicians to devise appropriate treatment regimens for patients presenting with symptoms of toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Earth Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Worthing
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Sutherland
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: al-Riyami
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry*; D009850:Oman; D014479:United Arab Emirates
chemical_list: C050630:Bint al Zahab; D008903:Minerals; D007854:Lead