Using the mustard plant in an old school tried tested and true manner. Mustard Plaster Treatments were once listed as a treatment in the pharmacopoeia for lung infections, pneumonia, for breaking up & expelling mucous, for chest colds, productive coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia and croup. Mustard Plasters were once part of conventional medical treatment and available in pharmacies.
Mustard seeds contain high amounts of sinigrin. Since ancient times, mustard has been used by mankind for its medicinal benefits. A mustard plaster placed on the chest and back will draw heat to the area and break up mucus and phlegm in the lungs. Once this is loosened, it’s easier to cough and expel it from the body, speeding up the healing process.
🌿 For lung congestant mucous busting lung treatment - used when lungs are mucus filled and creating strife with excessive coughing and difficulties in breathing with ease. The mustard plaster breaks up deeply seated phlegm and mucus. This remedy is and has been a mainstay in our house for 35 years. I grew up using mustard plaster applications thanks to my Grandmother and my mother in law who taught me well. It is empowering to have plant tools that can be depended on in the home. Trusted power tools.
They're easy to use, deeply comforting and a power house of relief when you need help for respiration and removing mucus and phlegm.
Used for Adults or kids old enough to tell you when it's getting too hot 🔥Mix the premixed Mustard powder with a little lukewarm water to the consistency of a smooth paste - not too watery - spread thinly onto a large piece of soft flannel... The flannel folded like an envelope so no paste touches skin directly... - The flannel pack goes next to the skin~~~ then covered with a zip lock bag and kept on chest until the warmth that it generates tells you to switch to applying to the back lung area. Cover with a towel while using on chest and back to keep warmth close to body.
Rotate back and forth from chest to back for anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour if comfortable doing so ... keep rotating back to front --- when finished, you may then rinse skin of any residues + repeat as needed up to 4X a day if relief is desired - you can re-use the same application for 1 day ---- wrap in the zip lock bag between applications - redampen if needed.
Not to be used on young children under 6 years of age. ☆ Do not fall asleep while using a mustard plaster as skin will blister and burn if you do not listen to the warmth warning it generates 🔥 to move it from chest to back and vice versa.
This is a prepared kit containing 3 packet applications - Handy for easy access for the winter season ❄❄
Mustard Plaster Kit Includes:
- 3 application powder packages - Use 1 at a time.
- 3 peices of cozy soft flannel to apply mustard paste to & then fold over so paste is not directly touching skin.
- 3 plastic barrier sheets to protect clothing & keep plaster moist when applied.
- Directions for use.
NOTE:
- Keep mustard powder formula and wet paste away from eyes & mucus membranes.
- If you have sensitive skin - Do a patch test on a small area first to check for possible sensitivity or contact allergy. If stinging occurs, immediately wash the plaster off with warm water (not hot or cold, but warm) and soap.
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NOTE: Seek medical attention if breathing discomforts worsen or if health state seems worsening or if deemed needed.
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Still relevant today. An at home treatment that works using the power of plants and tradtional know-how. Be plant empowered people. Stock your home with remedies that help you heal and be well..Have a plan. That plan includes Herbalism. 💚
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Mustard Plaster Kit - Traditional Remedy For Topical Use
Long the staple of many household first aid supplies, the mustard plaster has had an interesting history dating back two thousand or more years. The use of the mustard plant for medicinal purposes goes back several millennia. Mustard was used as both a condiment and medicine by the ancient Egyptians, Sumerians and Chinese.
The most common medicinal use of mustard through the centuries was the mustard plaster, first recommended by the father of medicine, Hippocrates, as a treatment for pulmonary illnesses and rheumatism.
By the late 1500s, the use of mustard plasters had spread to England and other parts of Europe, and then to the New World. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, doctors in Russia were using them as a treatment for mental illness and Spanish missionaries in California for a variety of illnesses. Thomas Jefferson was growing mustard plants at Monticello, in part for their medicinal value, and the Lewis and Clark expedition relied upon various poultices, including mustard, for the treatment of bruises, wounds, infections, and muscular aches.
Valuable as a first line of defense against injuries, illnesses, and diseases, plasters, including those made with turpentine and belladonna as well as mustard, reached the height of their popularity in the 19th and early 20th centuries, both with doctors and as a home remedy, particularly in rural or isolated areas. Although the benefits could never match an 1801 Edinburgh newspaper’s claim that mustard could “cure rheumatism, gout, sciatica, headaches, numbness, palsy, and stomach complaints,” the heat generated from the mustard did increase blood circulation; and it was for this reason that when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated the first physician to reach his side immediately applied a plaster to the president’s chest. In addition, plasters could also help to break up chest congestion and temporarily relieve pain.
Newspapers and periodicals of that day regarded them as a necessary part of every household’s first aid remedies, along with bicarbonate of soda, camphor, and whiskey; and they were often mentioned in the literature of the day.
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Brief History of Mustard Plasters
Sinigrin - Mustard Seed and Its Therapeutic Benefits - Sinigrin (allyl-glucosinolate or 2-propenyl-glucosinolate) is a natural aliphatic glucosinolate present in plants of the Brassicaceae family, such as broccoli and brussels sprouts, and the seeds of Brassica nigra (mustard seeds) which contain high amounts of sinigrin. Since ancient times, mustard has been used by mankind for its culinary, as well as medicinal, properties. It has been systematically described and evaluated in the classical Ayurvedic texts. Studies conducted on the pharmacological activities of sinigrin have revealed anti-cancer, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing properties and biofumigation.
Source: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6273501/#ack1
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