Brassica Juncea Seeds ★ Indian Mustard
Mustard is a tiny seed with a lot of spunk.
It will grow just about anywhere, is rarely bothered by pests, and is prolific to boot
The greens are edible, the flowers attractive, and if the seeds are allowed to mature on the plant, they will self-sow and still provide plenty for mustard making
Planting instructions included with purchase
Height 4 - 5 feet
Full sun
200 seeds in package
Shipping and Handling Discount - Regular shipping price for first purchase of seeds, additional $.50 for each seed purchase there after. Please do not make payment until you receive an invoice with shipping discount applied.
MEDICINAL USES
Asthma – Drinking crushed seed infusion helps
Athletes Foot - Crushed seed infusion as wash/soak
Back Pain (Lower) – Apply fresh or wilted (soak, by fire or steam) leaves to the area. Another option is a *poultice (mash fresh leaves and stems or ground seeds) •
Bites – A ground seed *poultice, applied directly to the bitten area, is effective as a disinfectant, it relieves pain, swelling and draws out the poison from insect and snakebites
Boils – Ground seed *poultice to draw out infection
Colds - Crushed seed infusion •
Congestion (Nasal) – Drink crushed seed infusion
Congestion (Chest) - A *poultice (mash fresh leaves and stems or ground seeds) on chest and/or drink leaf infusion
Earache – pour cooled seed (crushed) infusion into ear
Eczema – Wash with strong leaf or crushed seed infusion
Footache – Crushed seed infusion or fresh leaf and stem infusion as wash/soak
Fungus (Skin) - Crushed seed infusion as wash and/or for compress
Gas - Crushed seed infusion
Head Cold – Snuff ground seeds
Headache – Options are to apply fresh or wilted (soak, by fire or steam) leaves to forehead; inhale aromatics from crushed seed infusion; apply cool seed or cool leaf infusion compress to the forehead
Hemorrhoids – Make a crushed seed infusion. Take internally then dip a clean cotton ball into the warm liquid and pat the affected area. Repeat several times during the day as needed. Do not reuse the cotton ball. For internal use, mustard acts as a hemorrhoid decongestant. In external applications it has anti-inflammatory effects and acts as a disinfectant
High Blood Pressure – Drink leaf infusion
Indigestion - Crushed seed infusion or leaf infusion
Infection (External) – Wash with strong leaf infusion and/or apply ground seed *poultice or seed infusion compress to draw out infection
Inflammation (External) – Ground seed *poultice or cool seed (crushed) infusion compress
Influenza (Flu) – Crushed seed infusion
Loss of Appetite - Strong leaf or crushed seed infusion
Muscle Pain - Apply fresh or wilted (soak, by fire or steam) leaves to the area. Another option is to apply a whole plant or crushed seed *poultice
Parasites (Intestinal) – Drink crushed seed infusion
Rash – Options are a ground seed *poultice, a cool crushed seed infusion compress or wash with strong leaf infusion
Rheumatism – Drink crushed seed infusion
Ringworm – Wash with strong leaf infusion
Sore Throat – Gargle crushed seed infusion
Sores – Wash with strong leaf infusion and/or apply leaf *poultice or leaf infusion compress
Stings – A ground seed *poultice, applied directly to the stung area, is effective as a disinfectant, it relieves pain, swelling and draws out the poison which usually follows the sting from a bee, wasp, scorpion, hornet and more
Stomach Cramps - Crushed seed infusion
Stress - Drink leaf infusion or strong leaf infusion
Toothache - Apply fresh or wilted (soak, by fire or steam) leaf to the gum
Ulcers (Skin) – Wash with leaf decoction and or apply leaf decoction compress
Wounds – Wash with strong leaf infusion and/or apply leaf *poultice or leaf infusion compress.
PLEASE NOTE : WILL NOT SHIP TO FLORIDA, USA
CANNOT SHIP TO FOLLOWING STATES IN USA - FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, TENNESSEE, AND MISSISSIPPI (or any other state with a zip code beginning with a 3)