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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.
Mustard seeds are also essential ingredients in spicy fish dishes like jhaal and paturi. A variety of pickles consisting mainly of mangoes, red chili powder, and powdered mustard seed preserved in mustard oil are popular. In North America, mustard seeds are used in spices and condiments. [10]
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. It ...
Black mustard plants in Saarbrücken Black mustard fruits at the Jardin des Plantes de Paris Black mustard seeds. It is an upright plant, growing to 70 centimetres (28 in) in width [2] and up to 1.2 metres (4 ft) tall in moist, fertile soil. The large stalked leaves are covered with hairs or bristles at the base, with smoother stems. [3] [4] [5]
Mustard oil and seeds. Mustard oil can mean either the pressed oil used for cooking or a pungent essential oil also known as the 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 ...
Flower of mustard plant. The mustard plant is any one of several plant species in the genera Brassica, Rhamphospermum and Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae (the mustard family). Mustard seed is used as a spice. Grinding and mixing the seeds with water, vinegar, or other liquids creates the yellow condiment known as prepared mustard.
Medicinal plants are widely used as folk medicine in non-industrialized societies, mainly because they are readily available and cheaper than modern medicines. The annual global export value of the thousands of types of plants with medicinal properties was estimated to be US$60 billion per year and growing at the rate of 6% per annum.
The product obtained in this fashion is known as volatile oil of mustard. It is used principally as a flavoring agent in foods. Synthetic allyl isothiocyanate is used as an insecticide, as an anti-mold agent [9] bacteriocide, [10] and nematicide, and is used in certain cases for crop protection. [4] It is also used in fire alarms for the deaf ...
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