Mustard oil

Mustard was known practically worldwide from an extreme antiquity not only the excellent tastes, but also curative action. In ancient India it called "expelling leprosy" and "warming". Many information about her can be found in works of great Aesculapians of Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.

From seeds of mustard receive the mustard oil used in canning, confectionery and baking productions but also in medicine, cosmetology and for the technical purposes. Useful properties of mustard oil are supplemented also that it is steady against oxidizing processes and at long storage does not turn rancid.

In Russia mustard oil appeared in 1810. In those days the kitchen of imperial House of Romanovs prepared all dishes only with its use.

Structure

According to reviews mustard oil has numerous curative properties which are explained by richness of its chemical composition. Enter it:

• Essential oils (alligorchichny and krotonilgorchichny);
• Saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids (linoleic, palmitic, dihydroxy-stearic, linolenic, behenic, lignoceric, peanut, olein, erucic);
• Methyl thiomethane;
• Enzyme – myrosine;
• Carbon sulfur;
• Glycoside – sinigrin;
• Fat-soluble vitamins;
• Ascorbic acid;
• Calcium;
• Iron.

Caloric content of 100,0 g of mustard oil makes 898 kcal. It contains 0% of protein, 0% of carbohydrates and 99,8% of fats.

Useful properties of mustard oil

This vegetable oil the Omega-3-zhirnymi kislotami, richly useful to the person, improving elasticity of the blood vessels lowering viscosity of blood and having antiatherosclerotic properties. Therefore it is recommended to be accepted to the people having diseases of cardiovascular system.

As mustard oil was already told by richly fat-soluble vitamins above (E, K, D, A). Vitamin E possesses the expressed antioxidant action thanks to which it slows down processes of aging of a human body, protects it from development of heart diseases, joints, emergence of malignant new growths. Vitamin A is necessary for color perception, at its shortage the disease called by "night blindness" develops (sharp decrease in sight in twilight). Vitamin K regulates blood coagulation processes, and vitamin D is necessary for normal course of phosphorus-calcium exchange and health of a bone tissue.

Useful properties of mustard oil consist also in its unique immunomodulatory ability. In addition it renders antiedematous, analgeziruyushchy, bactericidal, antiviral and wound healing action.

This food stuff makes the soft stimulating impact on digestion processes. According to reviews mustard oil has also anthelmintic activity and it can be accepted inside as helminthic.

Nutritionists recommend to include this oil in a diet of elderly people, children, pregnant women and the feeding mothers.

Mustard oil can be applied to treatment of miozit, effects of injuries, diseases of joints outwardly in the form of grindings or oil compresses.

According to reviews mustard oil is rather effective in treatment of acne rash, furuncles, herpes, depriving, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and seborrhea.

One of useful properties of mustard oil is its ability to improve blood circulation. Therefore it is quite often used during massage for the purpose of increase in its efficiency. Mustard oil and for strengthening of hair is irreplaceable.

Mustard oil: contraindications

As well as any food stuff, oil from seeds of mustard can render on a human body not only useful, but also harmful properties. This product is shown not everyone. Therefore before beginning to accept it in food it is necessary to learn also about contraindications to mustard oil. At the people having digestive tract diseases especially in the period of an aggravation the harm of mustard oil consisting in deterioration in a course of a disease can be shown.

The high content of biologically active agents causes not only advantage, but also harm of mustard oil since many of them have allergenic properties and can lead to emergence of allergic reactions. It is necessary to remember that the allergy can arise both at reception of mustard oil inside, and at its outside use.