Sinapi, Mustard
Khardal, Rai (Black Mustard, Unani)
Safaid Sarson (White Mustard, Ayurveda)
Yungs Dkar ཡུངས་དཀར (White Mustard, Tibetan)
Safaid Sarson (White Mustard, Ayurveda)
Yungs Dkar ཡུངས་དཀར (White Mustard, Tibetan)
Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
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Two varieties of Mustard
Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
Della Materia Medicinale, Andrea Valuassori, 1562
Brassica nigra
Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Kohler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887
Botanical name:
There are 2 types of Mustard:
1. Sinapsis alba (White, syn. Brassica alba)
2. S. nigra (Black or Brown Mustard, syn. Brassica nigra, B. sinapioides)
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
Classifications:
2B ATTENUATERS. 2C INCIDER. 2M. DRAWING. 2U. SUPPURATIVES
3E. DIURETIC. 3K. EXPECTORANT. 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE. 3N. EMETIC. 3P. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES
4k. ARTHRITIC
TCM:
P. Clear Cold Phlegm
There are 2 types of Mustard:
1. Sinapsis alba (White, syn. Brassica alba)
2. S. nigra (Black or Brown Mustard, syn. Brassica nigra, B. sinapioides)
Parts used:
Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent
Classifications:
2B ATTENUATERS. 2C INCIDER. 2M. DRAWING. 2U. SUPPURATIVES
3E. DIURETIC. 3K. EXPECTORANT. 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE. 3N. EMETIC. 3P. MASTICATORIES & STERNUTATORIES
4k. ARTHRITIC
TCM:
P. Clear Cold Phlegm
Uses:
1. Clears Cold and Damp (West, TCM, Ayuveda):
-Cold and Damp diseases
2. Warms the Lungs, Clears Phlegm (West, TCM, Ayuveda):
-Cold phlegm: cough
3. Clears Swellings and Nodes, Stops Pain:
4. Warms the Kidneys, Promotes Urine:
-promotes urine when obstructed by cold.
5. Resists Poison:
-’the seed of the White Mustard is used in some antidotes’. (Gerard)
6. Emetic:
-1 Tablespoon of the powder taken in water has been much used as a prompt emetic.
7. Externally:
-In poultices, ointments and baths for most cold diseases.
Dose:
Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Much used topically in plaster, poultice, pastes etc.
As a poultice add enough hot water to Mustard seed powder to form a stiff paste; apply topically.
As a wash or Foot bath, 1 tablespoon of the bruised seeds can be boiled in 1 liter of water for a few minutes.
Correctives:
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Substitutes:
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Preparation:
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Powder: 500mg–3 grams
Much used topically in plaster, poultice, pastes etc.
As a poultice add enough hot water to Mustard seed powder to form a stiff paste; apply topically.
As a wash or Foot bath, 1 tablespoon of the bruised seeds can be boiled in 1 liter of water for a few minutes.
Correctives:
... available in PRO version
Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
Preparation:
... available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
1. Cold and Weak Digestion, Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
2. Cough from Cold Phlegm:
i. with fullness and distention in the chest, combine Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
3. Diuretic:
i. Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
4. Paralysis:
i. Mustard seed ... available in PRO version
ii. Mustard seed ... available in PRO version
iii. Mustard seed powder ... available in PRO version
5. Deep rooted boils without heat, combine Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
6. Arthritis, Cold-Damp type Joint pain:
i. Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
ii. Mustard seed with ... available in PRO version
7. As a liniment for pain, Mustard seed ... available in PRO version
8. As a gargle, Mustard seed ... available in PRO version
9. Tumors and swellings of the Throat, a gargle with Mustard seed, ... available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Electuary to Clarify the Voice (Galen)
Antidote for Cold Kidneys and to Excite Libido (Nicholas)
Cautions:
1. Not for excess Heat or Yin deficiency.
2. Avoid in Stomach Heat, Gastritis, Peptic Ulcers and Gastrointestinal bleeding.
3. Avoid in patients with deficient Cough.
Toxicity:
1. Overdose can cause diarrhea and enteritis.
2. Topical application may cause redness and local irritation. In some cases, topical application has caused allergic reactions, sweating, dizziness, agitation etc.
Main Preparations used:
Oil expressed from the Seed (good for Cold diseases of the Nerves); Mustard Plaster
1. Not for excess Heat or Yin deficiency.
2. Avoid in Stomach Heat, Gastritis, Peptic Ulcers and Gastrointestinal bleeding.
3. Avoid in patients with deficient Cough.
Toxicity:
1. Overdose can cause diarrhea and enteritis.
2. Topical application may cause redness and local irritation. In some cases, topical application has caused allergic reactions, sweating, dizziness, agitation etc.
Main Preparations used:
Oil expressed from the Seed (good for Cold diseases of the Nerves); Mustard Plaster