Botanical Index No. 277

Coconut

cocos nucifera

Medicinal Actions

Anthelmintic, Antibacterial, Antiblennorrhagic, Antibronchitic, Antidotal, Antigingivitic, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antitumor, Astringent, Candidicide, Depurative, Diuretic, Fungicide, Lactagogue, Laxative, Pediculicide, Stomachic, Suppurative, Tonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Aperient Aphrodisiac Emollient Hemostat Immunomodulator Pectoral Vermifuge Abscess Alactea Alopecia Amenorrhea Asthma Bacteria Bleeding Blennorrhagia Bronchosis Bruise Burn Cachexia Calculus Cancer breast Candida Caries Childbirth Cold Constipation Cough Debility Dermatosis Diabetes Dropsy Dysentery Dysmenorrhea Dysuria Erysipelas Fever Flu Fungus Gingivosis Gonorrhea Gray Hair Headache Hematemesis Hemoptysis Hepatosis High Blood Pressure Impotence Infection Inflammation Jaundice Mastosis Menorrhagia Miscarriage Mycosis Nausea Otosis Parasite Pharyngosis Phthisis Pregnancy Rash Scabies Scurvy Sore Sore Throat Stomach Swelling Syphilis Toothache Tuberculosis Tumor Typhoid VD Uterosis Vomiting Water Retention Worm Wound Yeast

General Dosage

Food farmacy. Four spoons of ginger in coconut water is an emmenagogue.

Safety & Contraindications

Not covered. None listed. “Health hazards not known when used as a food”. Coconut meat is hard to digest and may cause dyspepsia. The emmenagogue reports, sketchy though they are, may indicate caution among pregnant women. Extracts of the shell fibers showed NO antimicrobial activities.

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