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Epidemic dropsy is a clinical state resulting from use of edible oils adulterated with Argemone mexicana seed oil. Sanguinarine and dihydrosanguinarine are two major toxic alkaloids of argemone oil, which cause widespread capillary dilatation, proliferation and increased capillary permeability. When mustard oil is adulterated deliberately (as ...
Mustard oil. Mustard oil can mean either the pressed oil used for cooking, or a pungent essential oil also known as volatile oil of mustard. The essential oil results from grinding mustard seed, mixing the grounds with water, and isolating the resulting volatile oil by distillation. It can also be produced by dry distillation of the seed.
Glucosinolates are also called mustard oil glycosides. The standard product of the reaction is the isothiocyanate (mustard oil); the other two products mainly occur in the presence of specialised plant proteins that alter the outcome of the reaction. [12] A mustard oil glycoside 1 is converted to an isothiocyanate 3 (mustard oil).
Mustard gases have powerful blistering effects on victims. They are also carcinogenic and mutagenic alkylating agents. [3] Their high lipophilicity accelerates their absorption into the body. [2] Because mustard agents often do not elicit immediate symptoms, contaminated areas may appear normal. [4]
Erucic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid, denoted 22:1ω9.It has the chemical formula: CH 3 (CH 2) 7 CH=CH(CH 2) 11 CO 2 H.It is prevalent in wallflower seed and other plants in the family Brassicaceae, with a reported content of 20 to 54% in high erucic acid rapeseed oil [2] and 42% in mustard oil.
A mustard plaster, also known as a blister, is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the body to stimulate healing. It can be used to warm muscle tissues and for chronic aches and pains. [ 1 ] It was once part of conventional medical treatment, [ 2 ] and available in prepared versions in pharmacies.
Mustard bath. A mustard bath is a traditional therapeutic remedy for tired, stressed muscles, colds, fevers and seizures. The mustard was thought to draw out toxins and warm the muscles, blood and body. It was a standard medical practice up until the first part of the twentieth century and continues to be used in alternative medicine.
The product obtained in this fashion is sometimes known as synthetic mustard oil. Allyl thiocyanate isomerizes to the isothiocyanate: [8] CH 2 =CHCH 2 SCN → CH 2 =CHCH 2 NCS. Allyl isothiocyanate can also be liberated by dry distillation of the seeds. The product obtained in this fashion is known as volatile oil of mustard.