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Can you take an antihistamine with zincum aceticum and zincum gluconicum?
Yes, a person can take an antihistamine with zincum aceticum and zincum gluconicum. There have not been any seen side effects of these two interacting.
What is the latin name for zinc?
zincum
What is the scientific name of zinc?
The scientific name of zinc is Zn (from its Latin name "Zincum").
What is zicum gluconicum 1x?
Zincum is the same as Zinc.... There is zinc sulfate and zinc gluconate. Zinc gluconate or Zincum gluconicum is the main ingredient in Zicam and is used to shorten the duration of the common cold. Not sure what 1x or 2x mean, but there are approximately 13.3 mg of zinc in each Zicam lozenge. And a normal 2000-calorie diet delivers approximately 10mg of zinc per day.
How was the element zinc named?
The element Zinc was named by a Swiss chemist by the name of Theoprastus Bombastus von Hohenheim. He made up the Latin word zincum specifically to name this metal, and it is unclear why or how he formed the word.
What was zinc named after?
Zinc was named by the Swiss alchemist Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (Paracelsus, 1493-1541), who coined the new Latin word zincum from antecedents that are not clear.
What is zincum aceticum 2x?
Homeopathy holds that "like heals like" and is proven effective for most. In homeopathic remedies a particular substance used as the basis for a treatment and it is diluted with a inert substance such as water or milk sugar until there are fey few or no molecules of the basis substance left. However, something IS left that is not measurable in a laboratory. It actually works, unless the individual is absolutely convinced that it will not work. The homeopathic name is the chemical formula written in its Latin name, so zincum aceticum 2x is zinc acetate (the zinc salt of acetic acid) diluted 1:100 with inert substance. However, the one counter intuitive thing about homeopathic remedies is that a less concentrated substance actually has a greater effect on the human body. So, the higher the x number or c number, the more dilute and powerful the remedy. Products containing zincum aceticum 2x has been proven against cold symptoms.
What is the origin for the name of zinc?
The derivation of the name is not exactly known, although a few theories exist. Zinc most likely comes from one of the German words Zinke (jagged) or Zinn (tin like). Also, a German alchemist, Paracelus, referred to the metal as "Zincum" in his 16th century book Liber Mineralium II.
Why is the symbol for zinc Zn?
There does not seem to be any rational reason, other than general agreement.The symbols for elements generally used single letters for the earliest discoveries, espeically when there were fewer elements with similar names. The name "zincum" was likely from one of several German words (zinn= tin, zinke=toothed). The symbol Zn was in use long before the element zirconium was discovered.
Is zinc and zincum the same thing?
Vitamin C and Zinc are not the same. Vitamin C is a vitamin. Zinc is a mineral. Both, however, are antioxidants. Vitamin and mineral antioxidants include Vitamins A, C, and E, and minerals Zinc and Selenium. There are, however, other organic carbon compounds that also have anti-oxidative properties such as polyphenols and flavonoids... I can see your confusion as many people take Vit. C and/or Zinc as a natural cold prevention/remedy. However, among the nutritional community and according to the American Dietetic Association, there is no clinically significant evidence that's supports the idea that over-supplementing will prevent or cure a cold. Once you receive 100% of the daily value of any vitamin or mineral, your body will either excrete it via urine or feces (in the case of the water soluble vitamin C) or store it in your adipose tissue and other organs (in the case of fat soluble vitamins like A,D,E, and K). Storing too much of a vitamin is dangerous and will cause toxicity. PS. I'm a registered dietitian ;)
What is the origin of the name zinc?
Exactly how the name, zinc, was derived is not now known with certainty. The first documented use of the name was in 1651. There is conjecture that the name is from the German, Zink, a derivative of Zinke; a noun meaning prong or tine, a reference to the spike-like crystaline structure that it takes in a furnace. Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (pen name: Paraclesus) was probably the first European to describe zinc, and sometime before 1641, the year he died, he mentioned it as zincum or zinken, but that he coined the term, is still conjecture. Further preventing certainty of the etymology of the name, is the fact that the metal has been in use, alloyed with copper, as brass, for more than 9,000, and perhaps as many as 13,000, years.
