How to soar feet with mustard powder

Mustard powder is a unique product whose use has long gone beyond cooking. It is often used in various home treatments: anti-cellulite wraps, hair and body masks, and also as a treatment for flu and colds. So, taking hot foot baths with mustard is one of the most effective and safe ways to cope with the disease, suitable for most people.

Mustard Against Colds

Steaming legs with mustard is the first recommendation we can get in response to our complaint about a cold that begins. The popularity of this method among the people is explained by its high efficiency and availability.

Of course, this is not the only way of home treatment, but its use along with other methods (rubbing, plentiful warm drink, etc.) allows not only to improve well-being or to bring the moment of recovery, but also to stop the development of a disease that has just begun.

Mustard powder added to foot baths has many beneficial properties, including:

• the destruction of fungi, bacteria and other microorganisms;
• warming effect;
• decrease in pain in the muscles;
• increased blood circulation;
• liquefaction and discharge of sputum.

The effectiveness of hot foot baths with the addition of mustard is explained by the content of essential oils in mustard seed in a rather high concentration. It is under their influence that we feel the tingling and burning sensation at the place of application of mustard plasters and while steaming the legs. Due to its penetrating ability, oils provoke blood flow to the skin, the expansion of blood vessels, accelerate blood circulation throughout the body. Such an effect leads to activation of the protective mechanisms of the body and the fight against the disease becomes much more effective.

You can soar feet with mustard not only during the onset or at the height of the disease, but also for its prevention, for example, if you get in the rain, get cold, get your feet wet, even if you feel like a completely healthy person. Therefore, do not wait for the first signs of the disease in order to proceed with this procedure. The sooner you start the fight against the disease, the higher your chances of suppressing it at the very beginning.

Contraindications

Like any treatment method, foot baths with mustard powder have some contraindications, which must be taken seriously. Otherwise, you risk not only prolonging the time of the illness, but also exacerbating the situation, causing additional problems with your own health.

Such contraindications include:

1. Body temperature is higher than 37.5 C. An additional warming effect, which gives mustard, can provoke overheating and a general deterioration in well-being.
2. Pregnancy. Increased blood circulation in the pelvic organs can adversely affect the normal course of pregnancy.
3. Menstruation. As in the previous paragraph, this ban is associated with increased blood circulation in the organs of the genitourinary system.
4. Varicose veins, because there is a likelihood of edema due to overloading of blood vessels, which can barely cope with their tasks.
5. Damage to the skin: rash, eczema, abrasions, pustules, etc.
6. The child's age is up to 5 years, as well as diathesis in a child under 7 years old.
7. Individual intolerance to mustard, allergic reactions.

In other cases, you can safely apply this method, along with other traditional medicine, aimed at treating colds or flu.

How to soar feet with mustard powder

What is needed for the simplest mustard foot bath for colds? Just a suitable container (basin), hot water and dry mustard - this is a basic recipe that can be supplemented at your discretion with herbs or essential oils.

For a foot bath, it is necessary to dissolve several tablespoons of mustard in water preheated to 40 degrees, at the rate of one spoon for each liter, then lower the feet into the basin for 10-15 minutes. If the water cools too quickly, you can periodically add a little boiling water to it. At the end of the specified time, wipe the feet dry, rub them and put on warm socks.

Taking foot baths is a procedure requiring bed rest, so after you have steamed your feet, go under a warm blanket for 30-50 minutes. During the day, you can soar your feet several times in hot water with mustard, while the latter procedure is best organized just before bedtime.

For greater effect, in addition to mustard, you can add herbal decoctions of chamomile, mint or sage, as well as essential oils of eucalyptus, peppermint or fir. Such a simple technique will help relieve nasal congestion and will have a general anti-inflammatory effect on the whole body.

Another useful property of mustard can be attributed to the fact that it well softens the rough skin of the feet. This means that in addition to treatment, you can also conduct a pedicure session by treating the soles of the feet with a grater or pumice stone at the end of the procedure. To enhance the softening effect, a little sea salt can be added to the bath. It will not help to get rid of a cold, but it will be very useful for the condition of nails and skin of the legs.

Recommendations for parents

One of the main advantages of traditional medicine is the safety of most of its methods for children. Foot baths with mustard are no exception to this. Children over the age of five, in the absence of contraindications, are allowed to soar their feet with mustard powder. Indications for this procedure are the same as for adults: nasal congestion, sore throat and sore throat, hypothermia, etc.

The duration of such a bath for a child is 10 minutes, and the optimal temperature of the water in the basin is about 38 degrees. If you wish, you can add a decoction of chamomile or mint, as well as a few drops of eucalyptus or fir essential oil. At the end of the procedure, the child’s feet must be wiped dry, rubbed and put on warm socks.

The only thing that can cause difficulties is the need to lie quietly under the covers after the end of the foot baths, because the children are very active and it is unlikely that you can easily calm the child down several times a day for 30-40 minutes. Therefore, think in advance about how and with what you will entertain the child at this time: cartoons, books with fairy tales or just heart-to-heart talks.

In general, contraindications to this procedure in children are similar to those in adults: increased body temperature, a tendency to allergic reactions, damage to the surface of the skin, including abrasions, wounds, various rashes, etc. It is not recommended to warm feet with mustard for children under 5 years old.

Soar legs without water

Taking hot baths is an effective, but not the only way to steam your feet. The same effect can be achieved with dry mustard powder and two pairs of socks. The latter should be made of natural material (cotton, bamboo, fine wool).

For the procedure, you need to preheat the socks using an iron, hairdryer or simply laying them on the battery. Then, immediately before bedtime, wash your feet and rub them well. Put one pair of socks on your feet, and in the second, pour two tablespoons of dry mustard and pull them directly onto the first pair, after which you can go to bed under a warm blanket.

Under the influence of heat, mustard will begin to secrete essential oils, which will provide a mild healing effect. The main advantage of this method of warming up the legs is that it can be used when regular hot baths are contraindicated in connection with various diseases of the veins of the lower extremities, as well as in the presence of skin rashes.

This procedure gives good results precisely due to the duration of exposure to mustard powder. Socks are not recommended to be removed during the whole night, otherwise the desired therapeutic effect may simply not occur. Do not neglect the instructions, putting on only those socks that contain mustard powder, as this can cause burns to the skin of the feet.

In the season of colds, the recipes of traditional medicine are of particular importance. They are effective, simple and safe to follow the guidelines exactly. All this can be said about the hot foot baths with mustard, with which you can not only reduce the recovery time, but also prevent the development of the disease itself.

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