Mustard

(Qianjin Shizhi)

Different-name mustard (Yili), big mustard (Dialect), potherb mustard (Wild Vegetable Notes), wrinkled mustard (Compendium) and yellow mustard (Annals of Traditional Chinese Medicine)

the source is the tender stem and leaf of Cruciferae.

plant morphology mustard

annual or biennial herb. 3 ~ 1 cm high. The stems are erect and multi-branched, the young branches are slightly hairy, and the old branches are smooth and sometimes slightly covered with white powder. Basal leaves are large and split like a harp, with long lobes at the apex and small lobes on both sides; The leaves on the upper part of the stem are undivided, lanceolate to linear. Racemes are numerous and clustered into cones; Calyx 4, green; Petals 4, slightly outward, cross-shaped, bright yellow; Stamens 6, 4 strong; Ovary oblong. Silique is smooth and hairless, with no obvious whine. The flowering period is from April to June. The fruiting period is from May to August.

it is cultivated all over the country.

The seeds of this plant (mustard seed) are also used for medicine. See the special article for details.

pungent and warm in nature.

① Bielu: "pungent, warm and nontoxic."

② Compendium: "pungent, hot."

③ Diet Spectrum of Living with Interest: "Sweet and warm."

meridian tropism ① "Depei Materia Medica": "Start with Taiyin meridian."

② "Seeking Truth from Materia Medica": "It enters the lung and stomach, and also enters the kidney."

it is mainly used for dispersing lung, eliminating phlegm, warming middle warmer and benefiting qi. Cold-treating drink is full, cough and phlegm are stagnant, and the chest and diaphragm are full.

(1) Bielu: "The Lord removes kidney evil, benefits nine orifices, keeps eyes and ears clear, calms the middle warmer, and takes warm middle warmer for a long time."

② Herbal Medicine for Dietotherapy: "Treating cough, lowering qi, improving eyesight and removing wind from head and face."

③ Compendium: "Clearing lung and eliminating phlegm, benefiting diaphragm and appetizing."

usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction or mashed juice. External use: burn, grind, sprinkle or decoct with water.

patients with ulcers, eye diseases, hemorrhoids, hematochezia and normal fever should be avoided.

① Materia Medica: "Eat more and move the wind."

② Compendium: "If you eat for a long time, the accumulated temperature will become heat, and the pungent dispersion will be too strong, which will consume people's true yuan, and the liver and wood will be sick, which will make people dizzy and cause hemorrhoids."

recipe ① treatment of swollen gums and smelly water: mustard stalk, burnability, grinding, and frequent application. (Compendium)

② Treatment of lacquer sores and itching: Wash mustard with decoction. (Qian Jin Fang)

③ Treatment of hemorrhoid swelling and pain: mustard leaves, pounding cakes, sitting frequently. ("Talking about Wild Weng's Prescriptions") Remind you: Mustard, a Chinese herbal medicine, comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.