DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Black mustard seeds, which are particularly rich in sinigrin, from which the pungent-tasting, volatile allyl isothiocyanate (allyl mustard oil) is produced.
Quality is specified in the German Drug Codex (DAC).
HMPC: not processed
ESCOP: not processed
Commission E-Monograph: for external use in catarrhs of the airways, for segmental therapy as poultice or mustard plaster in chronic degenerative joint diseases and soft tissue rheumatism
Mustard plasters" with a mushy mustard seed preparation on a plaster basis are commercially available; also a tincture (mustard spirit - Spiritus sinapis).
Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
Skin irritation up to blistering with external application, mustard allergy
ContraindicationThis section has been translated automatically.
Children under 6 years, breastfeeding and pregnancy
