Herbal Beverages mapraw coconut
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Herbal Beverages: Coconut
Overview
Coconut (Mapraw)
- Scientific Name: Cocos nucifera Linn.- Family: Arecaceae (formerly PLAMAE)
Common Names
- Maakon Mogoon, Mapraaw, Heddung (Petchboon)- Yo (Southern Malayu), Korsaa (Karen - Mae Hong Son)
- Dung (Chong-Chanburi), Pole (Karen - Kanchanaburi), Eiajee (Chinese)
Botanical Features
Trunk
- A perennial tree reaching heights of 20-30 meters.- The trunk is tall, slender, and branchless.
Leaves
- Compound, feather-like leaves that are long, narrow, and pointed.- Glossy and deep green in color.
Blossoms
- Clusters of small flowers covered by fragrant husks.- Each flower has six petals, with clusters containing both stamens and pistils.
Fruit
- The coconut is either round or oblong with a smooth outer husk.- Young coconuts are green, maturing to brown.
- Contains soft fiber inside and a hard inner layer (endocarp) with white, soft meat and thin juice.
Usage
Culinary Uses
- The young crown is used in fried dishes and curries.- Young coconuts are consumed fresh, grilled, or in Thai dishes like "hormok."
- The cluster tip produces syrup for sugar, liquor, and vinegar.
- Coconut milk is utilized in margarine, cooking oil, sweets, and as coconut cream.
- Coconut meat is pressed for milk or cream in cooking.
Nutritional Value
- Coconut meat is rich in oil (around 65%), phosphorus, calcium, and carbohydrates.- Coconut oil contains various fatty acids but can develop a rancid smell if stored too long.
Medicinal Uses
- Coconut palm bark ashes are used for toothache and scabies treatment.- Fresh or dried coconut meat boosts energy, alleviates urinary discomfort, and expels parasitic worms.
- Coconut milk acts as a laxative and helps with diarrhea, urinary problems, gallstones, and blood vomiting.
- Coconut oil can treat burns caused by hot water.
Coconut Juice
Ingredients
- Sweet-smelling coconut water- Syrup
This comprehensive guide covers the significant aspects of coconut, from its botanical characteristics to its culinary and medicinal applications, offering a fuller understanding of this versatile fruit.
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