White mustard seed also belongs to the warming cold phlegm medicine, it can not only warm the lung and gas, but also good at dispersing “the phlegm outside the skin membrane”: “phlegm in the hypochondrium and outside the skin membrane, non-white mustard seed can not reach. The ancient formula for controlling saliva in the Dan with white mustard seeds, is exactly this meaning.” Therefore, white mustard seeds are commonly used in clinical practice to warm the cold phlegm and disperse the knots, especially in internal medicine and surgery. The famous formula “San Zi Nourishing Family Soup” contains the herb white mustard seed. (The rest are Su Zi and Lycopodium). The story of San Zi Nourishing Parents’ Soup This formula is from “Han’s Medical General”, whose author, Han Tian Jue, was a famous doctor in Ming Dynasty and a great filial son. Han Tianjue’s father, an important general in the Ming Dynasty, was always leading the army in the field, which was very difficult. Seeing his father’s hardship, Han Tianjue gave up his own honor and studied Chinese medicine, following his father wherever he went on his expedition. After his father’s death, Han Tianjue traveled to the north and south of the country and became famous. Later, the famous formula “Three Sons Raising Relatives Soup” was handed down. Three scholars sought treatment for their relatives, coughing in old age, rebellious phlegm. I don’t want to take the case, fine thought a soup, thought sweet, name three sons nourishing parents soup, spread to the four directions. There is a tai shi’s praise said: the three sons, from the old garden, its nature degree peace and fragrance smooth, good food to feed and nourish, so that the relatives have not medicine of the joy, is to benevolent people take. The old man as well as the old man’s old age, its benefit bo carry on! The three herbs in it are all from the vegetable garden: lycopodium is the seeds of radish, suzi is the seeds of perilla, and white mustard is the seeds of mustard. As soon as Han Tianjue’s Three Sons Nourishing Parent Soup was released, it immediately spread to all directions, and people used it to feed the elderly in their own families, and many people benefited from it. Source: The seeds of white mustard, a plant of the cruciferous family. Origin: Mainly produced in Anhui, Henan, Sichuan and other places. Taste: Pungent, warm; belongs to the lung and stomach meridians. Effects: Warming the lung and dissolving drinks, promoting the flow of Qi, dispersing nodules and eliminating swelling. Usage and dosage: 1. Decoction, 3-6g. 2. For external use, grind and apply, or use as foam. Note: 1, this product is pungent, warm and dispersing, consumes qi and hurts yin, contraindicated in people with chronic cough and lung deficiency and yin deficiency fire. 2. Not to be used by those with bleeding peptic ulcer and skin allergy. 3, the dosage should not be too large. The efficacy of white mustard seeds is to warm the lungs and dissolve the drinks, to reduce the swelling of Qi. The “Compendium of Materia Medica” records that: “the gas and open phlegm, remove cold and warm the middle, dispersing swelling and pain. Treats coughing and regurgitation, paralysis of wood and feet, tendons and bones and lumbar joint pain.” Therefore, white mustard seeds can treat: 1, cold phlegm and cough, hanging drink This product is pungent and warm, can disperse the cold of the lung, facilitate the qi, pass the meridians, resolve cold phlegm, expel water drink. For the treatment of cold phlegm congestion of the lung, coughing and panting, chest tightness, phlegm difficult to cough, with Su Zi, Lycopodium; if hanging drink coughing and panting chest full of pain, can be matched with Gan Sui, Daji, etc.; if cold coughing for a long time, can be matched with fine spice, Gan Sui, musk, etc. research and powder, in the summertime external application of lung Yu, anointing blind and other points. 2, Yin gangrene flow injection, numbness of limbs, joint swelling and pain This product warms the meridians, is good at dispersing “phlegm outside the skin and membrane”, and can reduce swelling, disperse knots and relieve pain. For the treatment of Yin gangrene and swelling caused by phlegm and dampness, it is often combined with deer horn gum, cinnamon and rehmannia; for the treatment of numbness of limbs or swelling and pain of joints caused by phlegm and dampness blocking the meridians, it can be combined with strychnine and myrrh; it can also be used alone to grind and apply to the affected area with vinegar.