Coconut
(Cocos nucifera)
Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera Linn.
Common Name(s): Coconut, Niyog
Parts used: Bark, Endosperm, Flowers, Fruits, Husk, Leaves, Oil, Roots, Shell, Water
Used in the treatment of:
- Arthritis
- Colds
- Constipation
- Cough
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Gastrointestinal (GI) problems
- Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Kidney stones
- Menorrhagia
- Rheumatism
- Sore throat and throat inflammation
- Ulcers
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Other uses:
- Analgesic (relieves pain)
- Anti-inflammatory
- Antimicrobial
- Antineoplastic / Antitumor (inhibit or halt the development of a neoplasm / tumor)
- Antioxidant
- Antiseptic
- Anti-ulcerogenic (prevents the onset of ulcers)
- Anti-urolithiasis (prevents bladder or urinary tract stones)
- Aperient (relieves constipation)
- Bactericidal (kills bacteria)
- Conceptive and anti-abortive
- Depurative (purifying and detoxifying effects)
- Diuretic
- Stomachic (promotes the appetite and / or assist digestion)