Gypsum powder is mainly used for base treatment. For example, fill the gap, or straighten the internal and external corners, and the wall of the blank room, the first time putty is found to be equal. Gypsum powder is not only used in these places, but also used in medicine. What are the effects and functions of gypsum powder?

石膏粉全體白色或者是灰白色。大塊的話，上下兩面十分的平坦，沒有光澤甚至紋理。長塊狀或不規則形纖維狀的結晶集合體，大小不一。全體白色至灰白色。大無光澤及紋理。體重質松，易分成小塊，縱斷面具纖維狀紋理，并有絹絲樣光澤。無臭，味淡。以塊大色白、質松、纖維狀、無雜石者為佳。燒之，染火焰為淡紅黃色，能熔成白色磁狀的堿性小球。

Gypsum powder is all white or grayish white. If it is large, the upper and lower sides are very flat, without luster or even texture. Long block or irregular fibrous crystalline aggregates of different sizes. All white to grayish white. Large matte and texture. It is loose in weight and easy to be divided into small pieces, with fibrous texture and silk like luster on the longitudinal section. It is odorless and tasteless. The one with big white color, loose texture, fibrous shape and no miscellaneous stones is preferred. When burned, the flame is light red and yellow, and can be melted into white magnetic alkaline ball.

石膏粉的作用比較多，它其實還是一種中藥，而且功效作用也是很多的，一般作為中藥使用的都是生石膏，它性寒涼、味辛甘，入肺和胃經。有清熱、除煩、下火、止渴、收斂等作用，內服外用都是可以的。

Gypsum powder has many functions. In fact, it is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and its efficacy is also many. Generally, gypsum powder is used as a traditional Chinese medicine. It is cold in nature, spicy in taste, and enters the lung and stomach meridian. It has the functions of clearing away heat, eliminating vexation, lowering fire, relieving thirst and astringency. It can be taken orally and externally.

生石膏一般都是制作成石膏粉使用，可以治療中風、寒熱、口舌發干、逆氣驚喘、腹痛、褥瘡等病癥。能夠除三焦大熱、頭痛、身熱、膚熱、胃氣郁結、止渴解悶、消除腹脹氣。

Gypsum is generally made into gypsum powder for use, can treat stroke, cold and heat, dry tongue, adverse breath, abdominal pain, bedsore and other diseases. It can remove triple energizer, headache, body heat, skin heat, stomach depression, thirst and depression, and eliminate abdominal distension.

生石膏粉的藥用作用：

The medicinal effects of gypsum powder are as follows

1、用于熱證。生石膏粉和知母搭配使用，對于高熱發疹、氣血兩焦，一般與玄參和犀牛角配伍使用。

1. For heat syndrome. Gypsum powder and Anemarrhena asphodeloides are used in combination with Radix Scrophulariae and rhinoceros horn for high fever and rash.

2、治肺熱咳嗽，煩渴。一般與麻黃及杏仁合用，這樣可以清肺、清熱、止咳、平喘。

2. Treat lung heat, cough and thirst. It is commonly used with ephedra and almond, which can clear lung, heat, cough and asthma.

3、用于高熱、頭痛、牙齦腫痛、牙痛。一般與知母、牛膝合用，起到消炎止痛作用。

3. For high fever, headache, gingival swelling and toothache. It is commonly used with Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Achyranthes bidentata to relieve inflammation and relieve pain.

4、治療濕疹、瘡瘍潰瘍、水火燒傷。與青黛、黃柏一起使用。

4. Treatment of eczema, ulcers, water and fire burns. It can be used with indigo naturalis and Phellodendron amurense.

另外，生石膏粉加熱后變成熟石膏粉，用途也很廣，主要在烘焙食品的制作中使用，是制作酵母的原料，制作蜜餞、冰淇淋和其他冷凍甜點也要用到熟石膏粉。此外熟石膏粉也可用于啤酒釀造，石膏粉是一種純天然添加劑，對人體無害，但陽虛寒證、脾胃虛弱、血虛不可食用。

In addition, the raw gypsum powder becomes mature after heating, and has a wide range of uses. It is mainly used in the production of baked food. It is the raw material for yeast production. It is also used in the production of preserves, ice cream and other frozen desserts. In addition, anhydrite powder can also be used for beer brewing. Gypsum powder is a kind of pure natural additive, which is harmless to human body, but can not be eaten for Yang deficiency cold syndrome, spleen and stomach weakness, and blood deficiency.

因為石膏粉的功效與作用比較多，所以，石膏粉不僅僅是只有室內墻面才可以使用的，藥用、食品都可以使用石膏粉。

Because the effect of gypsum powder and role is more, so, gypsum powder is not only indoor walls can be used, medicine, food can use gypsum powder.