Mustard – common plant with unique properties

[Rayner65]

Mustard seeds have an important role in Indian traditional treatment for various diseases. Reference to the seeds can be seen in tales related to Buddha and it shows that the Indians had been familiar with this plant since 500 BC. The seeds and extracted oil from the seeds are found to be very effective in curing many a disease, thanks to the various chemical components in them. In India, mustard was used for external applications on the body in various forms -- as liniments, plasters or poultices. It helps cure chest congestion, cold and bronchitis. Some medical practitioners ask the patients to go for an external application of mustard paste to cure sinusitis or pneumonia too.

Mustard oil is used for massages and it is a main therapy employed in arthritis ayurvedic treatment. It helps alleviate the pain and inflammation in the joints by reducing the vata humour in the body. Mustard oil is also used by athletes and sportspersons. They rub it on the body skin and it helps ease the aching muscles
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The healing properties of mustard seeds had been made use of by the ancient Chinese herbalists too. They used it to treat rheumatism, cold, bronchitis etc. Mustard seeds are found to be rich in iron, calcium, magnesium etc and they help decrease the breathing troubles related to asthma.

[theory]

Wow man, educational spam?

I'm not even going to delete your post or lock this thread, I'm just going to ban you and remove your link.

I seriously didn't know this about mustard (specifically the oil-based version), so thanks for the free general knowledge, even if you're unable to read this.

[grim-one]

We're trusting advice from spammers now?

Couldn't even find where they've lifted this text from. But PALGN's in high company now! =)
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[Benc82]

Mustards awesome.

American mustard on hotdogs.

English mustard on a sandwich.

Seeded mustard on a steak or maybe some silverside.

Mustard gas ruining a fair fight in WW1

Is there anything it can't do.
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[IISpacebreakII]

^You forgot to mention that you can smother it on public toilet seats

[mikezilla2]

[krono6]

I can vouch for the use of mustard seeds in India.

My mum used to take me to India from a very young age, and when the summers got really hot (and I mean freakin' scorching), quite a few people's nostrils got dry enough to cause bleeding. As a child, used to a much colder London climate, I was one of those people.

Naturally, the neighbourhood kept mustard seed oil in glass jars and such for that reason (we didn't have much electricity, it was a poor village), and people used to rub a bit of that oil inside and around the nostrils.
And you know what? Didn't have a problem throughout my entire visit after that.


Another useful ingredient, that is used in Indian cooking, that has a ton of positive health benefits, is turmeric. Ginger is also used in like, nearly every single Indian dish.
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[Appel]

What about spam with mustard?


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[mattp91]

heh, I see what you did there