Mustard Seeds - Ayurveda Straight From Granny’s Kitchen.

Here are the simple home remedies of Mustard Seeds

1) Dental abscess

For dental abscess take the following

1 cup  -  mustard oil
Two pinch -  Rock salt in 

Mix it and do gargles with that mixture.

2) Cough congestion

When cough congests the chest and causes continuous coughing with small amount of bulgum , which may result in pain in chest and irritation,for that use following preparation.

2 pinch -  Fine mustard powder

2 pinch -  Rock salt powder.

1 pinch -  Rock sugar powder.

Mix it well and have it with ½ spoon of honey, twice a day. It helps to  reduce the congestion and removes it through coughing.

3) Swelling

For swelling of joints or any other type of swelling , take following

Half bowl - Fine mustard powder 

2 tsp - Rock salt

Grind them thoroughly with the help of water and them apply it to the affected part. After drying remove it with the help of wet cotton cloth.

4) Infection in wounds/maggots

2 tsp - Fine mustard powder
1 tsp - Pure cow ghee
1 tsp - Honey
 

Mix it well and apply the mixture to the wound/affected area. It kills the maggots and other germ infections.

5) Stiffness & swelling of joints-

Vata causes stiffness and swelling of joints like ankle joints, knee joint, elbow joint etc. when they are stiff & swelled they causes pain while movement. For that the application of mustard oil massage followed by application of mustard powder (lepa).

Preparation & procedure of Lepa-

Take 3 bowls of mustard seeds and dip it in water jug. After 4 hours take it out of the jug and keep it to dry completely. After it dries completely grind it and make a fine powder of it.

Preparation of Lepa- 

Take fine powder of mustard seeds and mix with 1 tsp of rock salt powder.Use cold water to mix well and then make paste of it.

Before the application of paste to the affected part place a thin soft cotton cloth upon affected part and then only apply the above paste on it.

*Caution- 

Always remember to put the cotton cloth before the application of paste. Mustard seeds are strong/hot in nature. Many people can cause allergic reactions on the direct contact with skin. May cause redness, itching, burning, as a result of allergy. When one puts cotton cloth before the application of paste it may help not to cause allergic reaction & even if it shows any allergic symptoms like itching and burning it will be easy to remove the paste because of cotton cloth.

Use these remedies after checking that one is not allergic.

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