🌺Mustard is used worldwide in food .
🌺In Ayurveda it is used both internally and externally there are mainly 2 varieties white and brown both have almost similar properties.
🌺It is light to digest, bitter and pungent in taste, penetrative and hot in potency.
🌺It is rich in dietary fibers , minerals vitamin ( A,C,K,B complex) and essential oil.
🌺 Part used- seeds and seed oil.
🌺Mustard seeds or Rai benefits
👉It regulate metabolism,increase digestive strength , relieve stomach pain, relieve gas , cramps and constipation. ☺️
👉 Good for bone and teeth. 😁
👉It is a cardiac tonic, decrease cholesterol and triglycerides levels . 😍
👉 In headache put 2-2 drops of oil in each nostril to get relief.
👉It is used in skin diseases like in itching, abscess, boil and eczema. 🤩
👉It relieves worms infestation.
👉It is used in psychiatric disorders. (put in nose).
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👉It is useful in splenomegaly.
👉 It is used in hearing issues.
👉 Good to use in throat diseases.
👉Mustard is anti aging as it is full of anti oxidants. 😎
👉It is antifungal and antimicrobial.
🌺Mustard or Rai External Use
✅It’s paste is prepared by grounding it with water and applied only for 5 to 10 minutes and if one feel burning then remove immediately. Apply paste in following conditions-
1.It improves blood circulation in paralysis if applied locally.
- Its paste quicken pus formation in abscess
- In arthritis it’s paste helps in reducing stiffness in joint and hence improve joint flexibility.
- In itching.
🍀 It’s oil when applied on scalp promote hair growth and prevent cough and cold when applied on chest and back.
🌷 Cautions
❎It should
be avoid if there is burning sensation , burning urine , acidity and bleeding disorders
❎ If use in excess it can irritate stomach, intestine and sometimes causes bleeding problem.
❎ Pitta prakriti person should not use it moderation
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❎ It can be used in children, pregnancy, lactation in small amount.
✅ Use 1-2 gm of mustard in cooking food along with ghee is best way to use.