![]() At this point, within minutes, the skin will begin feeling hot, ‘prickly’ and ‘red’.Cover the mustard plaster with a wool blanket or bath towel to help contain the heat and warmth within the area.Ensure the actual mustard plaster mix lays closest to the skin and not the side of the tea towel folded into multiple layers. Lay down and apply the folded mustard plaster tea towel over the area being treated.Apply coconut or olive oil to the area of the skin where the mustard plaster will be applied *This is critical to help avoid burning or blistering of the skin by the plaster.Slightly fold over the sides of the towel to ensure the mustard preparation doesn’t seep out. Fold the towel in half and then half again to cover the mustard plaster mix. ![]() enough area to cover the chest of the person being treated). Spread the paste with a spoon onto 1/4 of the tea towel (divide the tea towel into 4 equal areas), or to the area on the towel that will cover the treatment area needed on the person (ie.Lay out a tea towel flat onto a hard surface.Add warm (not hot) water to the mix until it turns into a thin paste (similar to pancake batter).In a small mixing bowl, mix 1 part (4 tbsp) mustard powder with 1 part (4 tbsp) all purpose flour.Mustard powder, all purpose flour, warm water, tea towel, wool blanket or bath towel, facecloth, coconut or olive oil. As a topical application (applied to the skin) a mustard plaster is not only effective, but it’s also quick, safe, inexpensive, and simple to make.īelow are instructions on how to make a mustard plaster. ![]() The benefit of using a mustard plaster for lung related conditions is that it helps break up and clear congestion, draws out toxins, relieves cough, and stimulates the immune system to fight infection. It works as a ‘counter-irritant’, which basically acts by creating somewhat of an irritation to the skin above the area being treated (such as the lungs) and attracts blood and increased circulation to the area. Although not considered a ‘modern medicine’, the mustard plaster works extremely well for conditions such as pneumonia, lung infections, coughs, bronchitis, colds and flu’s. Mustard seed, as a traditional plant, has been used for thousands of years as a treatment for respiratory illness as well as rheumatism (arthritis and joint pain disorders). ![]() Hippocrates, the father of medicine, was the first to introduce and make use of what we call the mustard plaster. ![]()
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