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Description
Mustard Seed Brassica nigra (L.) Koch.
Family: Brassicaceae.
Other Names: Black mustard; moutarde noire (French); Schwarzer Serif (German) senapa vera (Italian): mostaza negra (Spanish).
Description: An erect leafy annual herb of up to 1 m in height with lobed leaves, yellow flowers and oblong, smooth seeds capsules. White mustard (Sinapis alba) is quite similar but has distinctive hairy fruit capsules. B. juncea (Indian mustard) is not a medicinal herb.
Origin: Europe and Asia (black mustard); Europe (white mustard); southern and eastern Asia (Indian mustard). The plants are all grown as seed crops.
Parts Used: Ripe seeds (Sinapis nigrae semen) or seed oil (Sinapis aethiroleum), and sometimes as tincture (Spiritus sinapis). Black mustard is the source of pungent mustard oil and is mentioned in the Bible.
Uses and Properties: Mustard seeds are considered effective in stimulating the circulation and digestive system. Mustard oil is traditionally applied to the skin as counter-irritant to treat rheumatic pain. Internal application of the oil against bronchitis, influenza and urinary tract infections is no longer recommended.
Active Ingredients: Plants accumulate glucosinolates (mustard-oil glycosides) - sinigrin in black mustard and sinalbin in white mustard. Hydrolysis by the enzyme myrosinase (= thioglucosidase), gives volatile allylisothiocyanate (from sinigrin) and non-volatile p-hydroxybenzoyl isothiocyanate (from sinalbin).
Pharmacological Effects: The isothiocyanates of mustard oil can form covalent bonds with proteins and thus alter their properties. They have proven antibacterial effects against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The oil acts as skin irritant to increase peripheral blood flow. It causes rapid reddening of the skin and sharp pain lasting up to 48 hours.
Notes: Several other plants of the order Capparales contain mustard oils (i.e. horseradish and nasturtium).
Status: Traditional medicine; Pharm.
Preparation and Dosage: Used in the form of mustard spirits (Spiritus sinapis) or mustard plasters (made from crushed seeds soaked in lukewarm water). Diluted oils may be rubbed into the skin in case of stiff or painful muscles.
The mustard plant (Brassica nigra), native to Asia, has been invading man's grainfields wherever he has begun to cultivate. Since antiquity, its pungent seeds have been used as a medicine by physicians. Mustard is one of the Biblical herbs. The ancient Greeks attributed its discovery to Asclepius. Its English name is derived from the fact that ground mustard seeds, mixed with must, were used as a condiment. Mustard seeds were chewed for toothache, taken internally for epilepsy, lethargy, stomach ache and for clarifying the blood. They were ground and sniffed to purge the brain by sneezing; externally, they were used as a poultice for pains and swellings and to draw splinters.
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
Not intended for very young children.
If you suffer from cardiovascular problems, consult your health care provider prior to using Mustard Seed.
Mustard plasters cause blistering, ulceration and necrosis if not removed within 15-30 minutes.
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