White mustard seeds were used in early times as a treatment for disorders of the digestive system and as a laxative for chronic constipation. An infusion of white mustard seeds and hot water was also used as a cure for whooping cough.
Mustard was also used to improve poor circulation, to relieve colds, influenza and chest infections, to cure chilblains, and to raise the spirits of people who had depression. It was used to induce vomiting in cases of poisoning.
A hot mustard foot bath was thought to relieve congestion in head or chest colds, and an infusion of mustard was used as a gargle for sore throats.
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