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Cocos nucifera - Coconut tree
The Cocos nucifera is a member of the family Arecaceae. The term coconut can refer to the whole coconut palm or the seed or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling coconut is an archaic form of the word.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Ring worms, Cuts, Candidiasis, Psoriasis, Skin burns, Sunburns, Toothache, Dandruff, Baldness[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Per 100 g, the kernel is reported to contain 36.3 g H2O 4.5 g protein, 41.6 g fat, 13.0 g total carbohydrate, 3.6 g fiber, 1.0 g ash, 10 mg Ca, 24 mg P, 1.7 mg Fe, and traces of beta-carotene.[2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Tengina kayi, tengu |
| Hindi | Nariya |
| Malayalam | Thengu |
| Tamil | Tennai |
| Telugu | Kobbari chettu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Coconut |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Madhura (Sweet)
Guna
Guru (Heavy), Snigda (unctuous)
Veerya
Sheeta (cold)
Vipaka
Madhura (Sweet)
Karma
Vata, Pitta
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Simple | Lanceolate | The leaves, from 4 to 6 m long, are pinnate; they consist of linear-lanceolate, more or less recurved, rigid, bright green leaflets |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | Yellow | 6 | Female flowers are borne basally, male flowers at apex. Flowers bear lanceolate petals, 6 stamens and an ovary consisting of 3 connate carpelst |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big as a man’s head | 4-8 cm thick | Mesocarp and a woody endocarp; as it is rather light, it can be carried long distances by water while keeping its germinability for a long time | smooth, grey-brownish epicarp | single | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Coconuts grow well in lowland tropical regions as far as 26° north and south of the Equator and up to a maximum elevation of around 1,000 metres.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical seashores, Alluvial plains, Borders of forests and fields.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Fruits
Fruits with husk removed
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ring worms
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cuts
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Candidiasis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Psoriasis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sunburns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Toothache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dandruff
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Baldness
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with stems used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical seashores
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Alluvial plains
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Borders of forests and fields
- Herbs
- Arecaceae
