The efficacy and effects of coconut

Coconut is a typical tropical fruit, but also the treasure of tropical fruits, in China, mainly produced in Hainan. Coconut juice is as clear as water and as sweet as honey, and coconut meat can be made into dishes, preserves, coconut paste, etc. in addition to fresh food. In this article, we will introduce the nutritional value and efficacy of coconut.

Clear heat and relieve summer heat

Coconut juice in the summer has a very good thirst quenching and dispel summer heat, produce fluid and diuretic, the main treatment of fever, its pulp has a beneficial effect of gas, dispel wind, expel poison, moisten the face. Coconut juice has a light and slightly sweet taste and is a relatively cold drink, which is very effective for fire, bad breath, insomnia and heat stroke.

Beauty and skin care

Coconut juice contains sugar, fat, protein, growth hormone, vitamins and a large number of essential trace elements, regular consumption, can replenish intracellular fluid, expand the blood volume, nourish the skin, has a cosmetic effect on the face.

Supplemental nutrition

Coconut contains sugar, fat, protein, vitamin B, vitamin C and trace elements such as potassium and magnesium, which can effectively replenish the body's nutrients and improve the body's ability to resist diseases.

Diuretic and anti-swelling

Coconut milk is rich in potassium, magnesium and other minerals, and its composition is similar to intracellular fluid, which can correct dehydration and electrolyte disorders and achieve the effect of diuretic and swelling.

Anti-insect and anti-noma

Coconut meat and coconut juice can kill intestinal parasites. Drinking its juice or eating its meat can expel ginger worms and tapeworms. The following method can drive away worms: drink coconut juice first, then eat coconut meat, and finish it once a day in the early morning on an empty stomach, and eat the main meal 3 hours later, the rate of driving away worms is similar to that of betel nut, and it is safe without side effects.

The nutritional composition of coconut

The edible part of coconut consists of coconut juice and coconut meat, of which coconut meat contains up to 35% oil, mainly palmitic acid, fatty acids, free fatty acids and a variety of sterol substances, in addition to fat, coconut meat is also relatively rich in protein, vitamins and tocopherols; and the main nutrients in coconut juice are growth hormones, free fatty acids, lambda, palmitic acid, fatty wax acid, lauric acid and sterols, and as well as a variety of vitamins. Specifically, coconut has the following nutritional values and effects.

The unsuitable people for coconut

Coconut is contraindicated for those who have clear stools; coconut is not suitable for those who have heat in their bodies; it should also be contraindicated for those with viral hepatitis, fatty liver, bronchial asthma, high blood pressure, cerebrovascular, pancreatitis, diabetes, etc.