Coconut is polygamomonoecious. The sexuality of a plant is determine through its flower. The flower of a plant is classified as female reproductive organ, male reproductive organ and bisexual reproductive organ. The Coconut plant has all these types of sexual organs, the reason why its sexuality is called polygamomonoecious.
Coconut is not a Tree
Many of us believed that coconut is a tree and the word tree is abusively used on this phrase: "Coconut is the tree of life". Coconut is not a tree and never will be. Million of people around the world including Filipinos believed that coconut is a tree but it isn't. Better to call it as Coconut plant.
Coconut plant has Thousand Uses
The Coconut plant has thousands uses – from the tips of its leaves down to the tips of its roots. Its feather-leaves, fruits, trunks and roots are sources of useful raw materials for production purposes of
thousand kinds: foods, beverages, oil, thatching fiber, utensils and ornaments, desserts and for the making of children’s toys.
England gave its name: Top Coconut producing countries
It was England who gave its name as Coconut. Though until now nobody can tell the origin of coconut. The origin of this plant is not yet fully determined as it is still subject for debate. Among the eleven top coconut producing countries -Philippines is number one followed by Indonesia, India, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and Tanzania.
The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil
Dr. Bruce Fife, a naturopathic doctor and the author of “The Healing Miracles of Coconut Oil” said, “Coconut oil is the healthiest oil on earth.”
That claim was supported by Jon J. Kabara, PH.D and Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University says, “Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of lauric oils. The medium-chain fats in coconut oil are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutriceutical effects.”
What other benefits of Coconut?
- Scientific studies have shown that coconut oil has anti-microbial and anti-viral properties and is now even being used in treating AIDS patients. Studies conducted in the Philippines showed that coconut oil does indeed reduce the viral load in AIDS patients.
- The plant is a source of oil and milk too and could be used as hair’s conditioner, cooking and massaging oils and also used as a medicament for swelling wounds, treating pimples, for dry skin and other skin diseases.
- The husk and shells can be used for fuel and are good source of charcoal and for polishing floors and sometimes it is used in theaters to create the sound effect of a horse’s hoof-beats and also used for making the bodies of musical instruments including the Chinese yehu and banhu and the Vietnamese dan gao.
- http://coconut-connections.com/healthiest_oil.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut
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