Mustard Poultice for Chest Congestion

 I am 53 years old (at the time of this post) & was blessed to have my maternal grandma ~ Bigmom ~ live with us for most of my childhood. Bigmom & Poppie raised 14 children before, during and after the Great Depression on a farm in the hills of Kentucky. Because they lived so far out from any city, like everyone else in rural areas back then they had to rely upon home remedies.

And now, many of us are going back to the old home remedies that worked so well for so long & were replaced with Rx. 

Here's another old remedy, this one is for chest congestion ~ Mustard Poultice. Ask you parents or grandparents, I'll be they've used it at least once in their life-times; probably during childhood.

I'll give you two different recipes ~ one for children & one for adults. **PLEASE NOTE** that this recipe will get "hot". It won't burn, but it may become a little uncomfortable. This is VERY effective but USE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

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~Children's Recipe~

You will need:

~1 ts baking soda
~1 ts dried mustard powder
~1 ts flour
~water
~soft old t-shirt, cut-up sheet, flannel shirt, or bandana

Directions:

Use enough water to make a paste, smooth it onto the old t-shirt/sheet & place on the child's chest. Leave on for 10-15 minutes, unless it gets uncomfortable. Repeat as needed throughout the day & night. 

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 ~Adult Recipe~

You will need:

~1 TB baking soda
~1 TB dried mustard powder
~1 TB flour
~water
~soft old t-shirt, cut-up sheet, flannel shirt, or bandana

Directions:

Same as above, although many adults can wear the poultice all day with occasional replacement of ingredients.

Let me know if you try this. It's amazing.

Blessings from Ohio . . . Kim<><

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