Mustard - an indispensable seasoning for "fans hotter."
Since ancient times, this plant is actively used as a spice, side dish, making honey and butter.
Since the time of Hippocrates, the plant serves medical purposes, where its useful properties are fully realized.
- Appearance
- History of mustard
- Dining room seasoning
- Application in medicine
- Use in cosmetology
- Make House Masks
- Application for weight loss
- What is harmful in it
Mustard is a part of folk and official cosmetic products, it is used for hair care and for losing weight.
Appearance
The plant from the family of crucifers has a sturdy stem, about half a meter in size.
At frequent branches, large yellow flowers grow with brushes.
Leaves look solid or ribbed along the edges.
Fruits resemble narrow pods that contain seeds.
It is the color of the latter that distinguishes three types of mustard:
- black,
- white,
- brown.
Without opening the pod, they can not be distinguished: from a distance the plants look the same.
Mustard is famous for its steadfastness: it does not feel drought, frost, hard ground.
Contrary to everything, the stalk manages to germinate and draw in all the useful minerals from the earth.
History of mustard
Those who associate this culture with Russia are mistaken: the plant came to us from the countries of Asia and the Mediterranean.
The first mention of it is found in ancient sources, dating back to the 3rd century BC - mustard was used in folk medicine and as an offering for deities.
Information about her was preserved in the Bible. Because of the ability to germinate even in adverse conditions in several countries, mustard was considered a symbol of the mother's beginning, giving birth, courage and strength.
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Curious signs and beliefs were associated with this culture in medieval Europe.
The inhabitants of Denmark used seeds as a guard against evil spirits, and the German peoples even sewed them into the veil of the bride to protect her from the evil eye.
But in our country the plant settled only in the 18th century, and even miraculously: the seeds were accidentally mixed with other cultures imported from India.
For a long time nobody paid attention to mustard, considering it a weed.
But over time, the Asian gift was appreciated, and the hot sauce became a distinctive feature of the national cuisine.
Russian mustard is not accidentally considered the most "fiery" of all:
- In Europe, the seasoning is prepared in a different way, and it has a sweetish taste.
Today, culture is being built in the countries of the northern hemisphere: Asia, Europe, and America.
Dining room seasoning
In cooking, seeds are used more often, and not leaves, since the latter lose their bitterness when subjected to thermal treatment.
But gourmets like it: an exotic substitute for standard cabbage leaves (mustard with cabbage - relatives).
Seeds are ground, turning into a powder, which gives the dish a piquant taste, emphasizing its originality.
The powder is used when baking meat to give it flavor and avoid leakage of the juice.
When choosing a powder in the store, pay attention that the composition does not include fragrances and preservatives.
Vinegar is also important: if in the composition it is indicated last, the percentage of this substance is great, and the taste of the product will be saturated.
The less vinegar is less, the "safer" the product. If you do not like overly "fiery" mustard, it is better to choose a European manufacturer - it will be softer.
Store the purchased product is recommended in a dark place, in a glass vessel.
Powder is easy to prepare by yourself, using the recipes:
- For the preparation of spicy Russian mustard, mix 500 ml of water with 300 g of powder and allow the mixture to thicken (stand day).
Add a pinch of salt, 4 tbsp. l. sugar, olive oil, a little vinegar. Add black pepper to taste. - To make a soft sauce:
- mix 1 tbsp. l. mustard powder with sugar,
- grated chicken eggs,
- vinegar,
- 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
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Application in medicine
Mustard plasters (with a dry cough) - a familiar way of treating colds from childhood (treatment of the common cold in children with folk remedies quickly). They cause a reaction of nerve endings and blood flow, which has a warming effect on the body.
This method helps, including, in tumors and other inflammatory processes.
For warming up: it is useful to soar your feet or take a bath, diluting mustard in the water; wear socks with powdered inside for the night.
In the pharmacies sold plasters, which include a mustard powder.
You can also be treated with the use of mustard oil inside - this is a good expectorant (about the properties of thyme oil is written in this article).
People suffering from hypertension, asthma, rheumatism and liver diseases, it is definitely worth including seeds in your diet.
Substances that make up the body have a restoring effect on the body, show an antibacterial and protective effect.
The plant promotes the absorption of proteins in the body, improves the structure of cells, regulates metabolism.
Fatty acids in the composition are irreplaceable for cardiovascular diseases and improves brain function.
Use in cosmetology
On the basis of the powder, masks that feed hair and scalp are made.
Rubbing mustard is recommended for problems with hair loss.
Keep such a compound on your head for five minutes, until the burning sensation is tolerated to restore the normal operation of the hair follicles.
It stimulates hair growth, makes them softer, gives shine.
Make House Masks
- Mix the raw egg with a teaspoon of powder and two tablespoons of kefir (how to make a kefir hair mask written here).
Cover your head with cellophane and a towel, hold for half an hour, then wash your hair.
Repeat for fixing 2 times a week. - Mix the mustard with the amount of water, so that the composition resembles a cream by its consistency, add onion and garlic juice, aloe juice and Japanese sophora honey (its useful properties are described here).
Massage into hair and leave the mask for an hour and a half.
A similar effect gives numerous scrubs and creams based on mustard, aimed at skin rejuvenation.
To improve blood circulation throughout the body, massages are performed with the addition of powder in the massage cream.
Reception provokes regeneration of cells, gives the body vivacity, tone and elasticity.
Application for weight loss
Stimulant blood flow properties are also used to get rid of cellulite and overall weight loss.
To do this, the problem areas are wrapped with cellophane holding the mustard powder.
In combination with diet and exercise, such wraps give a stunning effect.
Similar procedures are held in beauty salons, but there are recipes that allow her to stay at home:
- carefully mix the mustard powder with ordinary honey (the last must be 1.5 times more than the first);
- apply the composition on the body or individual zones,
- rub it well until you notice slight redness;
- cover the place with cellophane and wrap it in a blanket.
The total time of the procedure is one hour, but if the burning becomes painful, it is better to stop the session.
Wraps better 3-4 times a week, a total of fifteen sessions.
What is harmful in it
Despite the taste and health benefits of the plant, frequent use is fraught with a number of dangers:
- as well as any sharp spices, mustard is harmful to people with gastric and intestinal diseases: this entails their aggravation.
The presence of oxalate in the leaves promotes the formation of stones and kidneys and stomach, since they have the property of crystallizing; - When dealing with this substance, remember that any overexposure or overdose leads to burns.
Overexposure of mustard plasters on the skin will cause damage to it.
If you use the powder as a hair mask, an exposure that lasts longer than an hour will cause irritation and dandruff; - excessive use of the substance inside can burn the mucous membrane.
Some mothers smear mustard items to wean the baby to gnaw them -this can not be done.
The child's organism is too sensitive, and the burning action will affect him more than the adult; - mustard is an allergenic product, and before using it, in one form or another, it is better to conduct a tolerance test.
It is better for allergic people to abandon this product altogether.
Of course, these contraindications relate only to excessive use of the product.
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