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Cocos nucifera - Coconut tree
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The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family) and the only species of the genus Cocos. 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 cocoanut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.
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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 |
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
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
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.
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References
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- 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
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