Mustard

It is true that if mustard gets into eyes, dacryagogue will begin. But here, for health and beauty from mustard one continuous advantage.

Mustard – Sinapis – an annual grassy plant from family cabbage. Mustard leaves quite often remind green lira. Flowers small yellow color. A fruit — a two-fold pod, firm convex shutters which are covered with longitudinal veins.

Asia is considered the homeland of mustard. In the childhood of the world nothing is known of the history of use of mustard. The first written recipe of mustard belongs to the 42nd year AD.

Ancient Greeks and ancient Romans probably treated mustard cool. Highly appreciated it, most likely only in Medieval Europe. For example, it is known that production of mustard was important item of income of the French monasteries, since 9th century.

In the 17th century the city of Tewkesbury where mustard was produced in the form of "mustard" balls became the center of production of the English mustard. These balls before the use mixed with apple juice, cider or vinegar.

The first mention of mustard in Russia article of the famous agronomist A.T. Bolotov "About a beating of mustard oil and about usefulness of it" is considered. In this work it is recommended to pound mustard oil of a leg and hand at spasms. In those days there were already in the course mustard plasters which were prepared independently.

Seeds of mustard contain: large amount of fat oil and essential oil.

Judging from the fact that in one of the most ancient books "Wisdom of Centuries", it is told about advantage of mustard at the diseases of the head and brain coming from cold and from congestions of gases in the medical purposes mustard used long since.

The modern medicine recommends application of mustard generally outwardly at catarrhal diseases. It is known also that consumption of mustard in food increases appetite, improves taste of food and promotes the best office of gastric juice.

But mustard from antiquity was used for improvement of the appearance by east beauties. Then also the European women followed their example. Mustard is especially useful to those who have oily skin. Masks from it eliminate a greasy luster and do skin opaque.

At the overdried skin you should not use masks from mustard. At normal skin before drawing a mustard mask the person is oiled olive.

- The mask improving blood circulation
To peel one green apple from a thin skin, to remove a core and to grate, add 1 dessertspoon of tea leaves of green tea, 1 teaspoon of mustard and the egg white beaten in abrupt foam. It is good to mix everything. To lay between layers of a gauze and to put on a face for 5-7 minutes. To wash away warm water and to wipe a face with an ice cube.

- For clarification of pigmentary spots and freckles
To mix 1 teaspoon of powder of mustard with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and ½ teaspoons of lemon juice. To put on a face for 5 minutes, to wash warm water, then water of room temperature. It is not recommended to use that who has dry skin.

And here to wash hair with mustard, for stimulation of their growth and disposal of dandruff, it is possible for all. But to watch that mustard did not get on the person, especially into eyes.

- Mustard for washing of hair
To part 2 tablespoons of dry mustard in a small amount of warm water, then to add 2 more glasses. To apply on the head, well rubbing in head skin and distributing on all length. In 5-7 minutes to wash away warm water. It is not necessary to wash with shampoo any more.

They say that Germans have a tradition to sew up a mustard sunflower seed that marriage was strong in the bride's veil, and female mother predominated in family.