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How to make mustard plasters in the home

Gorcini can be made independently inhome conditions. To do this, mix the dry mustard powder with the starch in a ratio of 1: 1 and add a little warm water. The mixture is applied to a thick paper, covered with gauze and allowed to dry a little. In this form, the mustard is applied to the body. You can get mustard plasters in the pharmacy. On sale they can be found in two forms: a mustard mixture in paper bags and dense sheets of paper, covered with a thin layer of mustard mixture. To make such mustard plasters, black or white mustard must be used, the seeds of which are degreased and ground.

How to put mustard plaster

Finished mustard plasters are set as follows. Before use, they are lowered in a horizontal position in warm water for 15 seconds. They are applied to the desired area of ​​the body and covered with a towel, and on top - a blanket. Two minutes later, the degree of redness of the skin is evaluated. In the first procedure mustard plaster is kept no longer than 5 minutes. Then increase the duration of each subsequent application for 1-2 minutes, bringing it to 10 minutes. To prevent skin burns, it takes every 2-3 minutes to inspect the skin area with a mustard plaster. When a burning sensation develops, redness is pronounced, the pain is immediately removed, and the reddened area is washed with water and lubricated with petroleum jelly. At the end of the procedure, the remains of mustard from the skin should be removed. It is undesirable to put mustard plasters more than twice a day. Children mustard plaster should be put back by folded in several layers of fabric, gauze. To soften the action of mustard plasters, moisten the cloth with warm vegetable oil and squeeze it. When coughing, the mustard plaster is best placed on the back between the shoulder blades and on the chest. With inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, they are placed on the chest and calf muscles. To treat the cold, mustard plasters are applied to the feet. When sleeplessness caused by the flow of blood to the head, mustard plasters are applied to the calves of the legs. Applications are best performed before bedtime. With radiculitis, the following procedure helps. It is necessary to dissolve ¼ Furacilin tablets in 50 ml of water and boil. Then one tablespoon of honey should be added to the resulting solution and mixed thoroughly. Mustard plasters should be dipped in the resulting solution and applied to the waist for 5-6 minutes. After that, the rest of the solution is covered with a polyethylene film and wrapped with a woolen shawl. This bandage is left for the whole night. Mustards are contraindicated at temperatures above 37.5 ° C, during pregnancy, in acute conditions of respiratory diseases, asthma, tumorous diseases, allergies to mustard, they should not be placed on skin sites affected by psoriasis, neurodermatitis or moccasin.