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Wednesday 29 July 2020

Mustard seed



The mustard seed comes from the mustard plant family that includes Brassica, Black Must, White Must, Rapeseed, Field Mustard, Wild Cabbage, Western Wallflower, Sinapis and more. They're a domestic plant that comes from prehistoric times. The plants grow bright yellow flowers. Seeds of the mustard can be ground into making food and medicine. It's a very warm spice, There is a lot of magical strength in myth and legend about mustard seeds. It was considered to be an aphrodisiac in ancient China. In ancient Egypt, mustard seeds were found in the tombs of pharaohs. German bides used to sew mustard seeds into the hems of their wedding dresses for luck. Mustard seeds can also be used as protection against evil spirits. 
In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, there is a fairy called Mustard Seed. She's one of the magical handmaidens to Queen Titania who come from the Green World. 

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