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Mustard Plant Uses
Mustard Plant Uses. More than 40 different mustard plant species exist throughout the world. While a few are native to the United States, other species migrated here through settlers and commercial farming. Aside from a yellow or brown spiced condiment used commonly on hot dogs and bologna sandwiches, mustard is a plant with numerous culinary,...
More than 40 different mustard plant species exist throughout the world. While a few are native to the United States, other species migrated here through settlers and commercial farming. Aside from a yellow or brown spiced condiment used commonly on hot dogs and bologna sandwiches, mustard is a plant with numerous culinary, health and beauty uses.
Culinary
Ground mustard seeds combined with other ingredients such as vinegar and spices create the yellow and brown sauces and condiments used to flavor many foods. However, many other culinary uses for the mustard plant exist. The green leaves of the mustard plant, referred to as mustard greens, also provide an edible dish with a taste and texture resembling that of spinach. Mustard greens provide a bountiful source of both vitamins A and C. In India, amateur and professional cooks use oil derived from mustard seeds to flavor various dishes.
Health
Since ancient Roman times, both mustard seeds and oils have been used as natural home remedies for various health conditions as both a treatment and a preventative measure. Ground mustard seeds and oils help improve digestion, promote healthy appetites, provide hiccup relief and acid indigestion relief and increase perspiration for use in lowering fevers. Mustard seed may also improve circulation, boost metabolism, remove toxins from the body and work as a laxative. For instances in which vomiting may become necessary to remove poisons, narcotics and other toxins from the body, an excessive amount of swallowed mustard seeds work as an emetic to empty the stomach.
Beauty
Mustard also provides benefits when applied to the skin and not ingested. Applied to the skin as an oil or paste made from ground seeds, the mustard plant works as an antibacterial and antifungal agent to treat infections on the skin. Applied as an oil, mustard helps repel insects and also works to repel insects when used in a vaporizer or fumigation device. Used on the hair as a conditioner, mustard oil strengthens the hair shaft and slows normal hair loss. For facial skin care, mustard oil applied to the skin opens the pores and stimulates sweating to empty dirt and oils from the pores.
