The efficacy of gypsum

Gypsum is a very common item in people's lives. It can be divided into two types: raw gypsum and cooked gypsum. People more commonly use raw gypsum, which has many functions and uses for the human body. For example, it can have a very good effect of clearing heat and reducing fever, and can be taken internally to relieve muscle spasms, lower blood sugar, etc. People need to understand its uses in order to better use it. Here is a detailed introduction to the effects and uses of gypsum.

1. The efficacy and function of gypsum

1. Reduce fever

There are different reports on the antipyretic effect of gypsum in animal experiments. Some say it has a significant antipyretic effect; some say it has no antipyretic effect; and some believe it has a cooling effect on fever but no cooling effect on normal body temperature. Some people believe that gypsum has a significant antipyretic effect in compound prescriptions such as Baihu Decoction and Ma Xing Shi Gan Decoction, which significantly inhibits the body temperature center and achieves the effect of lowering body temperature, and is related to the blood calcium concentration. However, simple calcium agents and calcium sulfate have no antipyretic effect. Gypsum has a strong antipyretic effect and the effect is fast, but it is not long-lasting; Anemarrhena asphodeloides has a weak antipyretic effect and the effect is slow, but it is more long-lasting. The two medicines can be used together to complement each other's strengths and weaknesses, produce a synergistic effect, and have a rapid, strong and lasting effect in reducing fever. Gypsum can inhibit the secretion of sweat glands, so it can reduce fever without causing sweating.

2. Antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, thirst quenching

When taken orally, gypsum can be partially converted into soluble calcium salts through the action of gastric acid. After intestinal absorption, it increases blood calcium concentration, has a central sedative effect, and can inhibit nerve stress energy, reduce the excitability of skeletal muscles, and relieve muscle spasms. It can also reduce vascular permeability, so it has antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory effects. The decoction of gypsum can significantly reduce the amount of water consumed by dehydrated rats, indicating that gypsum has a significant effect of quenching thirst and promoting salivation.

3. Blood sugar reduction

Ginseng and White Tiger Decoction has a significant blood sugar lowering effect. Ginseng and Anemarrhena asphodeloides both have hypoglycemic effects when used alone, and the hypoglycemic effect can be significantly enhanced after adding gypsum. If ginseng is used together with Anemarrhena asphodeloides, the hypoglycemic effect will be weakened. However, the hypoglycemic effect will be enhanced by adding gypsum. This indicates that gypsum plays a promoting role in the compound.

4. Raw gypsum tastes spicy and sweet, is cold in nature, and enters the stomach and lung meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, relieving restlessness and thirst, and astringing and promoting tissue regeneration. Indications: cold and heat caused by stroke, asthma due to reverse breathing under the heart, dry mouth and tongue, inability to breathe, abdominal pain, expelling evil spirits, and postpartum sores. It can relieve headaches and fever caused by seasonal qi, severe heat in the triple burner, hot skin, gas in the stomach and intestines, relieve muscles and induce sweating, stop thirst, irritability, abdominal distension and flatulence, wheezing and hot throat, and can also be used as a bath soup.

2. Taboos of gypsum

1. People with spleen and stomach deficiency, blood deficiency, and yin deficiency with fever should not take gypsum.

2. The chicken is used as the servant. Gypsum is incompatible with wild grass and horse-eyed poison. Annotations to the Classic of Materia Medica

3. Gypsum is a very cold product and can easily damage Yang energy.

4. Gypsum is incompatible with croton and is afraid of iron. Treatise on the Properties of Materia Medica

5. If the dosage of gypsum is too large, you may experience fatigue, lack of energy, poor appetite, etc. after taking it.

Gypsum can not only calm, reduce inflammation, and reduce fever, but also lower blood sugar. However, the taboos of gypsum cannot be ignored. The editor recommends that readers should not take gypsum without authorization. They still need to follow the doctor's advice on how to take gypsum in order to gain its benefits and avoid its disadvantages.