Some Healing Recipes from the Coconut

Coconut For Intestinal Worms
For intestinal worms of all kinds, the coconut is a well-known ancient remedy. Till the cure is complete a tablespoon of freshly ground coconut, followed by a dose of castor oil is a wonderful natural worm expeller.
Coconut For Stomach Acidity & And Digestive Disorders
The tender kernel of coconut is highly beneficial in the treatment of digestive system disorders such as indigestion, colitis, gastric ulcers, diarrhea, dysentery and piles. The mature dried coconut is valuable for the treatment of acidity, as its oil reduces the acid secretion of the stomach and thereby gives much relief. Tender coconut water is excellent for flatulence vomiting and dyspepsia.
Coconut For Dry Cough And Bronchitis
Coconut milk mixed because poppy seeds milk and pure honey taken every night due to bed is effective for dry excessive smoking
Coconut For Urinary Disorders
Coconut water is valuable in urinary disorders as it helps to clean the kidneys and acts as a natural diuretic. Useful for the heart, liver and kidney disorders such as scanty and suppressed urination, albuminuria (protein in urine), dropsy and high acidity of the urine.
Coconut For Bilious Fever And Cholera
Coconut water is beneficial in the treatment of bilious fever and cholera. 8 – 12 ounces of coconut water mixed with a teaspoon of fresh lime juice rectifies electrolyte imbalance and neutralize the acidosis of the blood. Coconut water is known to be potassium-rich and corrects acidosis.
Coconut For Skin Disorders
The oil extracted from the flesh of the ripe nut is effective in dressing bums and scalds. The oil is great value in the preparation. The oil of great value in the preparation of skin ointments as it readily penetrates the skin. The tar-like fluid obtained from the hot shells of the ripe nuts is a rubifacient, reddening and warming the skin. It is an effective household remedy for ringworm, itch and other skin ailments. The bark of the plant dried and burnt into ashes to produce a powder which when mixed with palm kernel oil is an effective remedy for skin ailments such as rashes, black spots, scabies and measles. A good old folk remedy use coconut ashes mixed with dry gin for toothache.
Coconut For Ascites & Hepatitis
Coconut water is valuable in ascites, a disease that causes swelling in the stomach due to fluid accumulation. Two to three glassful of coconut water daily is an effective remedy. Father Anselm Adodo in his book “Nature Power” has some useful recipe for hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It involves coconut root, powdered bitter kola and birds pepper (cayenne). He also recommends boiling the coconut root with lemon leaves and the roots of the bitter leaf plant for many liver and kidney ailments.
Coconut For Fibroids & Other Chronic Diseases
Coconut is good for general ill-health as it is an effective health cleanser and tonic. It is a good remedy for food poisoning. Father Adodo has been able to use coconut water with honey to alleviate cancer. He recommends the roots of coconut with Xylopre Aethopia (Uda in Igbo, Erunje in Yoruba) brought to boil is effective in the therapy for fibroids. Every part of the immature coconut is very beneficial for the memory. People suffering from loss of memory or forgetfulness (Alzheimer’s) or any form of memory problem will benefit from the whitish pulp inside the immature coconut mixed with honey. It remains for our researchers into plant medicine to confirm for us this age-old recipe for improving the memory.