All the benefits of growing black mustard

Black mustard belongs to annual herbaceous plants, which has a branched stem, reaching a height of one hundred centimeters. Leaves of black mustard are petiolate and bare. The lower leaflets are unpaired-pinnate-lobed at the apex with a rounded widened lobe, and at the edges are not evenly serrated. The middle leaves are lance-shaped and have sparse teeth. The upper leaves are also lanceolate, but already whole at the edges. The fruit of black mustard grows in a pod shape.

Blue mustard is grown in Russia. Its pods have the shape of a cylinder and are slightly deflected from the stem, the seeds are up to one whole and eight-tenths of a millimeter in diameter. The surface has a mesh-like appearance. The color is closer to brown, a variety of light and dark shades, has a very pungent and pungent odor. In black mustard, the pods have the shape of a tetrahedron and are pressed against the stalk, at the end they have a thin and short nose. The seeds of black mustard are also in the form of balls, only smaller and more brown in color.

Black mustard is mainly grown in the lower Volga region, the northern Caucasus, western Siberia and Ukraine. Black mustard does not like drought and is severely damaged by insects. It can also be found in Belarus, where it is one of the main types of mustard.

Black mustard: medicinal uses

Cold pressing from black mustard seeds to obtain a fatty oil. And the essential oil of black mustard is obtained by distilling the cake with water vapor. The cake is turned into powder, that is, into mustard flour, and mustard plasters and table mustard are already produced from it.

In order to prepare mustard plasters, they take rubber paper and grease it with glue and pour mustard flour. At home, you can use black mustard as a detergent for washing glass and enamel dishes, as well as for washing wool.

Essential oil of black mustard is used in the form of mustard alcohol. It works well as an external remedy for inflammatory diseases and rheumatism. Black mustard oil can cause a very strong burning sensation if it gets on the skin and even redness, this shows that the blood rushes strongly to the irritated surface, therefore, then a new distribution of blood in the body occurs. Mustard plasters are very widely used for diseases such as bronchitis, pneumonia, pleurisy, rheumatism, neuritis and other diseases.

You can also make mustard plasters at home. To prepare it, you need to dilute the mustard powder in warm water, so that you get a thick ointment. After half an hour has passed, this mass must be applied to a sheet of paper, and covered with a piece of gauze on top and then applied in this form to the body.

Mustard plasters are placed on the chest for those who have angina attacks, if someone suffers from hypertension, then he needs to put them on the shoulders and spine. To initially prevent colds, you need to take mustard foot baths. For mustard baths, dilute several tablespoons of mustard powder in one bucket of hot water.

The people are in demand for black mustard seeds in the form of powder or flour. The seeds and flour of this plant are good for raising the appetite. Black mustard seeds are used for constipation and intestinal diseases, in which case they are used internally. Those who have nervous diseases are prescribed mustard compresses and baths.

To get rid of freckles, knead mustard flour with honey on a decoction of white lily flowers, in a ratio of 50 to 50.

The use of black mustard in cooking

For food purposes, black mustard is used to preserve foods that spoil quickly.

Black mustard oil is a valuable food product that belongs to the highest quality oils. In the food industry, it is used for baking premium bread, as well as for making cookies and various confectionery products. You can also see it in canned oil. Included in the ingredients for making margarine. Black mustard oil is very persistent and if stored for a long time, it will burn out more slowly and weaker than other oils.

How to harvest black mustard?

Collecting black mustard seeds is necessary when the plant turns yellow and the stems begin to dry. They will need to be cut, then tied in small bunches and hung to dry in a well-ventilated place. Further, after drying, the pods are threshed and the seeds are taken from the weed.