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Bach Flower Remedies
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Mustard is an annual growing up to 50-70 cm. The flower head is similar to many other related plants in the cabbage family with yellow four-petalled flowers 15-20mm. The leaves are dark green, irregularly lobed and toothed, both stem and leaves are hairy. The flower heads shoot from the axils of the leaves; as flowers open progressively along the stem the seed pods form below. Care is required for identification: most alternatives are hairless, with lighter colored leaves which have symmetrical lobes.
Mustard flowers from May through to July.
Mustard is prepared by the boiling method. Pick the flower heads above any seed pods when they are blooming strongly early in summer. Collect from as many different plants as possible.
Unexplained depression.
The Mustard type of depression is like the descent of a dark cloud that blocks out the light and joy of life. Sufferers cannot explain why they feel this way. Often they have everything to live for and be happy about, yet for some unknown reason they feel tearful, flat and gloomy. Nothing seems to help. There might be a momentary lifting of the mood but the weight of the cloud is too great for it to stay away for long. Typically, the Mustard depression does lift again of its own accord, and just as suddenly as it came, it goes. In some cases it may come and go in cycles, for which see also Scleranthus, but there will never be an everyday explanation for it, such as a lost job or missed opportunity.
Animals in the Mustard state will show signs of depression such as loss of appetite, lethargy, emotionless expression, tail/ears down etc. Certainly it would be right to consider giving Mustard if you do not know why the animal is behaving this way (and also take it to the vet as these symptoms may indicate a physical problem). If the depression has happened before this in itself is highly suggestive of the Mustard state and your choice of remedy can then be made with more certainty.
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