Mustard and Milk Health Benefits, Properties, and Uses

Mustard and milk is traditional home remedy used for treating a variety of respiratory ailments that cause congestion. Mustard and milk is combined together to create a topical plaster. There are different ways of making a mustard plaster, including adding flour to thicken the substance.

Mustard and milk plaster is a topical remedy, applied to the skin, by soaking tea towels in the plaster or mustard and milk combination and placing the fabric on the affected area. 

Mustard and Milk Health Uses and Health Benefits

Mustard and milk is believed to help treat flu, cough, cold, pneumonia and other respiratory ailments by sending the body into a heated state, opening it up to allow for the elimination of congestion-causing toxins.^1,2

By applying the mustard and milk plaster to the chest and leaving it on for 20 minutes, it causes the chest organs to become heated, creating excessive sweating that forces the toxins to the surface and out of the body.^1,2

Because mustard and milk help to increase blood circulation, this remedy can also be used to ease sore and cramped muscles. It can also be used to help improve arthritis and back pain.¹

References

1. http://tipnut.com/mustard-plaster/
2. https://sites.google.com/site/windintheroses/mustard_plaster