Difference between revisions of "Cocos nucifera - Coconut tree"

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Tender coconut

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.

Uses

Ring worms, Cuts, Candidiasis, Psoriasis, Skin burns, Sunburns, Toothache, Dandruff, Baldness^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, stems.

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

Tree

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

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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

Seeds, Cuttings.

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

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, USA
Leaves
Flowers
Flowers
Fruits
Fruits with husk removed

References

External Links

[Uses-1] " Buko Health Benefits"

[chemical_composition-2] "Chemistry"

[Leaf-3] "Botanical description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] "Cultivation details"

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