Sinapis alba

Sinapis alba
Family:Sinapis alba; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Appetizer; Carminative; Cathartic; Diaphoretic; Digestive; Diuretic; Emetic; Expectorant; Rubefacient; Stimulant; Vesicant.
Common name:White mustard
The seed is antibacterial antifungal appetizer carminative diaphoretic digestive diuretic emetic expectorant rubefacient and stimulant. The seed has a cathartic action due to hydrolytic liberation of hydrogen sulphide. In China it is used in the treatment of coughs with profuse phlegm and tuberculosis pleurisy. The seed is seldom used internally as a medicine in the west. Externally it is usually made into mustard plasters (using the ground seed) poultices or added to the bath water. It is used in the treatment of respiratory infections arthritic joints chilblains and skin eruptions etc. At a ratio of 1:3 the seed has an inhibitory action on the growth of fungus. Care should be exercised in using this remedy because the seed contains substances that are extremely irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. The leaves are carminative.

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