![]() In addition, plasters could also help to break up chest congestion and temporarily relieve pain. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.īy the late 1500s, the use of mustard plasters had spread to England and other parts of Europe, and then to the New World. Mustard was used as both a condiment and medicine by the ancient Egyptians, Sumerians and Chinese. The use of the mustard plant for medicinal purposes goes back several millennia. 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 Stillroom Shoppe - Take a peek inside > □️ ![]() That plan includes Herbalism. □Īlso available - Therapeutic Mustard Herbal Bath. Stock your home with remedies that help you heal and be well.Have a plan. An at home treatment that works using the power of plants and tradtional know-how. Mustard Plaster Treatments were once listed as a treatment in the pharmacopoeia for lung infections, pneumonia, for expelling mucous, chest colds, productive coughs, bronchitis, croup. This is a prepared kit containing 3 packet applications - Handy for easy access for the winter season ❄❄ĬMA: seek medical attention if symptoms worsen. It is empowering to have plant tools that can be depended on in the home. ☆ 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. 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 Rotate back and forth from chest to back for anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour if comfortable doing so. Cover with a towel while using on chest and back to keep warmth close to body. 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. ![]() ![]() 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. Used for Adults or kids old enough to tell you when it's getting too □. ![]() They're easy to use, deeply comforting and a power house of relief when you need help for respiration. I grew up using them thanks to my Grandmother. □ For a decongestant mucous busting lung treatment - This remedy is and has been a mainstay in our house for 35 years. Using the mustard plant in an old school tried tested and true manner. ![]()
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