Coconut oil

The oil of coconut has been used for centuries as a source of food for health and general well being in many traditional communities around the world. Historically, coconut oil is one of the earliest oils to be used as a food and as a pharmaceutical. Virgin coconut oil has an important role to play in maintaining a well balance, nutritious diet.

Coconut oil has antiviral antibacterial, antimicrobial and anti-protozoal properties which are needed for a healthy body. In addition to containing saturated fats (92%), triglycerides (62%), it also has lactic acid (50%)m which is essential in maintaining the body’s immune system.

In India, coconut oil is an important ingredient in some of the Ayurvedic medical formations. Ayurvedic medicine has been practiced in India for thousands of years and is still used as the dietary form of medical treatment by millions of people. The oil is valued for its antimicrobial properties, and the use of the oil in combination with herbs is widespread.

In Panama, Central America, people are known to drink coconut oil by cup to keep themselves overcome sickness. In Jamaica, coconut is considered a health tonic good for the heart. In the Philippines coconut oil is side to speed the healing of burns, cuts and bruises.
Coconut oil

Bael fruit in herbal medicine

Bael fruit also called bel, stone or golden apple or sirphal in India, is rich in nutrients.

Bael is an appetizer, it increases strength and it also expels gas. Bale is prescribed for any disorder of the intestine. The unripe fruit treats diarrhea, while the ripe fruit treats constipation, flatulence, and dysentery.

Medicated oil prepared from bael leaves gives relief from recurrent colds and respiratory affections.

The ripen bael fruit is aromatic, cooling and laxative. The ripe fruit is traditionally used as a decongestant for the common cold especially when there is excessive congestion of the lungs as well as for tuberculosis and typhoid fever.

The fruit gum is known for its antiamebic and antihistaminic actions, which are much appreciated in Indian Ayurvedic medicine.

Leaf juice or extract of the plant has antioxidant properties and is directly used in the Unani system of medicine for antidiabetic effects.

All parts of bael tree-stem, bark, root, leaves and fruit at all stages of maturity, have medicinal values.

An analysis of the bael fruit shows that it consists of moisture 59.89%, protein 7.97%, fat 0.14%, dietary fiber 5.24% and carbohydrates 25.06% per 100 grams of edible portion.
Bael fruit in herbal medicine