White Mustard Seed Extract Powder

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What Is  White Mustard Seed Extract Powder

White mustard seed extract powder, sinapis alba is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a fast rate. White mustard seed extract powder is hardy to zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from Jun to August, and the seeds ripen from Jul to September. The White mustard seed extract powder flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees, flies, wind.

White mustard seed extract powder Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. White mustard seed extract powder can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

Composition Figures in grams (g) or miligrams (mg) per 100g of food. Seed (Dry weight) •500 Calories per 100g •Water : 0% •Protein: 27.2g; Fat: 35g; Carbohydrate: 34g; Fibre: 6g; Ash: 4.5g; •Minerals - Calcium: 500mg; Phosphorus: 800mg; Iron: 16mg; Magnesium: 0mg; Sodium: 5mg; Potassium: 732mg; Zinc: 0mg; •Vitamins - A: 400mg; Thiamine (B1): 0.5mg; Riboflavin (B2): 0.37mg; Niacin: 8mg; B6: 0mg; C: 0mg;

Health Benefits of White Mustard Seed Extract Powder

White mustard seed extract powder Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial;  Antifungal;  Antirheumatic;  Appetizer;  Carminative;  Cathartic;  Diaphoretic;  Digestive;  Diuretic;  Emetic;  Expectorant;  Rubefacient;  Stimulant;  Vesicant. The seed is antibacterial, antifungal, appetizer, carminative, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emetic, expectorant, rubefacient and stimulant. The White mustard seed extract powder has a cathartic action due to hydrolytic liberation of hydrogen sulphide. In China White mustard seed extract powder is used in the treatment of coughs with profuse phlegm and tuberculosis, pleurisy. The White mustard seed extract powder is seldom used internally as a medicine in the west. Externally White mustard seed extract powder is usually made into mustard plasters (using the ground seed), poultices or added to the bath water. White mustard seed extract powder is used in the treatment of respiratory infections, arthritic joints, chilblains and skin eruptions etc. At a ratio of 1:3, the  white mustard seed extract powder has an inhibitory action on the growth of fungus. Care should be exercised in using this remedy because the  white mustard seed extract powder contains substances that are extremely irritant to the skin and mucous membranes. The leaves are carminative.

Other Uses

Green manure;  Oil. The  white mustard seed extract powder contains up to 35% of a semi-drying oil. White mustard seed extract powder is used as a lubricant and for lighting etc. The  white mustard seed extract powder can be grown as a green manure crop. White mustard seed extract powder is very fast growing, producing a good bulk in just a few weeks from seed, but it is shallow rooted so does not do so well in dry periods. White mustard seed extract powder is also susceptible to all the diseases of the cabbage family such as club-root so is best avoided if this is likely to be a problem.