How many kinds of mustard are there?

After long-term selection and cultivation by China people, mustard varieties such as roots, stems, leaves, buds and seeds have been cultivated. Root mustard, also known as mustard pimple, is used to pickle pickles, which is well known to women and children. Leaf mustard can be divided into big leaf mustard and mosaic mustard, commonly known as potherb mustard, which can be made into unforgettable dried vegetables. Mustard, the stem used by people to make mustard tuber, is now famous at home and abroad. The so-called mustard, of course, is to grind mustard seeds into powder and use it as seasoning, which is a seasoning for appetizing and enlightening. Mustard sprouts, also known as children's vegetables, such as cabbage, are special vegetables in China. They all taste tender with tender flowers and tender leaves, crisp and sweet.

Chinese medicine believes that mustard tastes bitter, pungent, warm and non-toxic. Entering the lung and large intestine meridian, it has the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, diuresis, dispersing lung qi and resolving phlegm, relaxing bowels and appetizing. It is mainly used to treat dysuria, hemoptysis, dysentery, sore throat and hoarseness. Mustard has a slight dispersing effect. Cooking it with sweet potato is helpful to dispel cold evil, relax the stomach and benefit the stomach.

1. Fresh mustard, boiled instead of tea, can treat urinary tract obstruction.

2. Fresh mustard, pound a glass of juice, pour boiling water and drink slowly to cure hemoptysis.

3. Mustard root, charred and ground into fine powder, mixed with honey water 6 grams, twice a day, to treat dysentery.

4. Dry mustard, 30 grams a day, taken with boiling water, or taken orally to treat sore throat and hoarseness.

Cooking mustard with ginger can increase appetite, clear away heat and dispel cold.