Chemical Contents
Coconut contains glucose, sucrose, carbonic acid, enzymes, protein, calcium,phospor, iron, sulphur, vitamins A, B and C, and tanin. The coconut oil contains glyceride containing lauric acid, miristinat acid, oleic acid, capric acid, caprylic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and caproic acid.
Medicinal The roots of the coconut tree may be used to help cure dysentery, cholera, diarrhea, erectile
disfunction, as a fever reducer, urine liquifier, detox and some form of birth control. The coconut
flower is useful for childbed fever and tending to wounds. The coconut water and milk are useful for
neutralizing toxins in food, for curing yaws, TBC and eliminating dandruff. The coconut itself may be
used to cure hemorrhoids, dressing wounds, and also to ease constipation.
Beautycare In traditional beauty treatment, coconut oil is mixed with strips of pandanwangi
(Pandanus amaryllifolius Linn.) leaves, orang-aring (Eclipta alba Hassk) leaves, and mangkokan
(Nothopanax scutellarium Merr) leaves, and then cooked together with fragrant spices, into cemceman
oil. This mixture, when mixed further with nutmeg (kemiri) is the traditional hair tonic (minyak
cem-ceman), which is able to intensify the blackness of the hair.
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