It is a fruit consisting of a thick, fibrous oval brown cover with a stiff shell. Coconuts are different from other fruits because of their endosperm which contains a lot of broth also called "milk".
The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut tree or seed, or the fruit. This word is derived from the Portuguese and Spanish word coco which means "head" or "skull", from three indentations in the coconut shell similar to faces.
Have you ever eaten a cheap coconut or coconut?
The coconut or the cheap coconut is a favorite of many not only those who want to be healthy but especially those who want to cool down.
The knuckle has edible white flesh surrounding the shell of a cheap coconut, and while the broth looks like milk liquid called honeycomb. The broth is also drinkable and used as a remedy for urinary incontinence, and UTI.
The copra process
When dry, the flesh of the coconut is called copra. The oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking and frying, as well as in soaps and cosmetics.
From the coconut shell and the white flesh is removed or discarded and exposed, after a period of time it is called copra and is sold to be used as an ingredient for making the products we need in life such as cooking oil and oil massage, it is also the ingredient needed for making cosmetics
Coconut products such as cosmetics.
An important part of coconut is its oil which is used as an ingredient needed for making the products we need such as cosmetics. Beauty products contain oil because of its antioxidant and other benefits to the body and our skin.
Coconut husks are very versatile.
Coconut husks can be used as a material to make a variety of products for furniture and decoration.
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With proper care, when coconut trees grow in good condition, they bear their first fruit in six to ten years, and last 15 to 20 years.
Coconut trees need warm conditions to be healthy, and they do not like very cold weather, can have a changing climate but warm is the right time for proper growth and fruiting.
Medicinal benefits :
What nutrients and chemicals can be obtained from Coconut?
Different parts of the coconut plant can contain many types of chemicals and nutrients that can have health benefits:
Coconut fruit is rich in lauric and myristic acid, and also contains glyceryl esters of caproic, capryllic, capric, and oleic acid.
The white flesh of the coconut contains protein, vitamins A, B, and C; nonyl alcohol; methyl heptyl ketone; methyl undecyl ketone; capronic, decylic, caprylic, lauric and myristic acids, lecithin, stigmasterin, phytosterin; choline; globulin; galactoaraban, galactomannan
Coconut broth contains protein, ash, saccharose; oxidase; catalase, diastase. It still has carbohydrates, vitamins B and C, magnesium and potassium.
Other parts of the plant contain terpenoids, alkaloids, resins, glycosides and steroids
What part of the plant is used as medicine, and how are they used?
Some parts of the plant can be used as medicine such as:
Flowers. Coconut fruit is used in many forms of medicine. It can be roasted, oiled, or used in coconut medicine itself.
Oil. Coconut oil can be used as a skin moisturizer or as a beverage.
Root. The young roots of the coconut tree are often boiled and given to the sick.
Soup. Coconut broth is also commonly given to the sick.
What diseases and conditions can Coconut treat?
1. Constipation. Constipation can be relieved with the help of drinking 1 to 2 tablespoons of honey.
2. Dandruff. For dandruff conditions, coconut oil is applied to the scalp. It is best to soak the oil overnight in the head.
3. Diarrhea. The person suffering from diarrhea will drink coconut water.
4. Dryness of the skin. Coconut oil can also help with dry skin. The oil is applied to the affected skin.
5. Afternoon throat. Mumming can help with the young roots of the tree in the condition of the sore throat.
6. Hair loss. It is also effective in preventing hair loss by applying coconut oil on the scalp or scalp.
7. Chickenpox. Symptoms of smallpox can be reduced with the help of drinking from the root of the coconut tree.
8. Difficulty urinating. Drink coconut broth to make it easier to digest. Drinking also has the same effect on the bark of the coconut tree.
9. Diabetes. Regular drinking of coconut broth can help with diabetes.
