Stem plant
Brassicaceae, black mustard, Dutch mustard.
Medicinal drug
Sinapis nigrae semen PH – Black mustard seed PH: Black mustard seed consists of the whole, ripe, dry seeds of suitable species of the genus L., especially Koch, Czern., (West) O.E. Schulz and (Thunb) Forb. et Hemsl (PH). PH requires a minimum content of volatile substances after enzymatic cleavage.
Preparations
- Mustard flour: powder from mustard seeds.
- Artificial mustard oil (Sinapis aetheroleum artificiale, allyl isothiocyanate).
Ingredients
- Pungent substances: mustard glucosides
- Fatty oil
- Mucilage
Effects
stimulating blood circulation
Fields of application
E.g. for rheumatic complaints, as a spice
Dosage
Mustard compresses as heat pads, plasters, ointments.
Adverse effects
Skin irritation