Is gypsum harmful to the human body?

Gypsum is actually calcium carbonate, and gypsum is inevitably used in most construction industries. Gypsum is widely used in the construction industry. It can not only be used to paint walls but also to make models. Gypsum is also used appropriately in other fields, such as in some food additives, but will eating too much gypsum be harmful to the human body?

Gypsum is a monoclinic mineral whose main chemical component is calcium sulfate (CaSO4). Gypsum is a widely used industrial and building material. It can be used as cement retarder, gypsum building products, model making, medical food additives, sulfuric acid production, paper filler, paint filler, etc.

【Pharmacological action】 1. Natural gypsum decoction (1:1) injected into artificially fevered animals has an antipyretic effect. 2. It can significantly enhance the phagocytic ability of rabbit alveolar macrophages in in vitro culture experiments. 3. Small doses can excite isolated toad hearts and rabbit hearts, while large doses can inhibit them. 4. Gypsum decoction can reduce the content of hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBVDNA). 5. External use of calcined gypsum can astringe mucous membranes and reduce secretion.

[Drug Efficacy] Relieves muscles and clears heat, relieves restlessness and quenches thirst, clears away heat and detoxifies. [Indications] It is used to treat fever with persistent high fever, restlessness and coma, delirium and madness, thirst and dry throat, rapid breathing due to lung heat, spontaneous sweating due to heatstroke, headache and toothache due to stomach fire, excessive heat and toxicity, spots and rashes, and sores in the mouth and tongue. Calcined and applied, it can promote tissue regeneration and heal sores. It is used for external treatment of carbuncles, ulcers that do not heal, and burns caused by hot water or fire.

Is the gypsum in tofu harmful to the human body ?

Tofu is definitely not toxic. A small amount of it can supplement calcium, but too much is not good. Some places use brine to make tofu, and it tastes pretty good.

Tofu has been solidified with brine, which is gypsum, since ancient times. It is impossible to eat a kind of poisonous food for thousands of years without being discovered! The reason why tofu is calcium supplement is because it definitely contains gypsum, and the components of gypsum are calcium sulfate and crystal water. Calcium deficiency can lead to malnutrition.

Is the tofu cooked?

Of course, tofu is cooked and can be eaten directly.

Tofu is made by boiling soybeans, grinding them into pulp, and then solidifying them into pieces. Of course, it is hot, especially when it is just made.