Mustard seed (Brassica alba)

芥子jiè zǐJiezi

Brassica alba · Plant

Brassica, standing in for Brassica alba
This photo shows Brassica, not Brassica alba: Wikimedia Commons has no freely licensed photo of it. Photo: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications

Cautions

May cause skin irritation; caution with mustard allergies.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Mustard seed for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Flowing PhlegmImpediment PainKnocks & FallsLung Cold CoughIn Heart & Abdomen PainThroat ImpedimentVomiting With Stomach Cold

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Mustard seed does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Break Phlegm & Disinhibit OrificesFree Network Vessels & Disperse SwellingWarm Center & Dissipate Cold