Use this with CAUTION. Mustard can be quite heating and irritating to the skin, so make sure you don’t let it burn you or the person under your care. Some people have allergies to mustard seed; in doubt, ask or do the muscle test.
Ingredients:
2
cups of flour
4
Tbsp. dry mustard powder, or less according to strength
Warm
water
Method:
- Mix the flour and mustard, then gradually add warm water to make a paste. Aim for a smooth and easy-to-spread, but not runny, consistency.
- Take a clean tea towel, or piece of cotton or flannelette and apply the paste on it.
- Fold up the bottom half of the towel and apply to chest area, fabric side on the skin. Do NOT apply the paste on the skin! This would cause blistering.
- Before covering with a blanket to encourage sweating, make sure you put another piece of fabric on top of the paste to avoid staining the blanket.
- Leave on for 10 to 20 minutes. Tingling, heat and redness of the skin are normal as heat and blood circulation is drawn to the surface but too much can bring blistering. Remove if skin turns deep red. If using on a child, watch carefully as young skin is more delicate.
- Remove poultice, wash skin with a warm cloth to remove any trace that may have seeped through and dry.
- Apply sesame oil.
- Repeat the same procedure on the back.
Apply every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
A good recipe to make your own mustard paste is available at http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/12/how-to-make-mustard-home.
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