Cocos NUCIFERA L.
| Synonym : | Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze Cocos indica Royle Cocos nana Griff. Cocos nucifera var. synphyllica Becc. |
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| Bangla Name : | Narikel, Dab,Nariul (Chakma), Ongci (Chak), Kikuii (Khumi). |
| English Name : | Cocoanut. |
| Family : | Arecaceae |
| Disease : | Refrigerant, nutrient, aperient, diuretic, oleagenous, aphrodisiac, laxative, anthelmintic, bronchitis, refrigerant, demulcent, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, urinary disorders, stomachic, anthelmintic, pain, piles, scabies, nourishing, cooling, diuretic, ca |
| Description : | A tall palm, 12-24 m high, with straight or curved annulate stem. Leaves large, 1.8-4.5 m long, pinnatisect, leaflets linear-lanceolate. Spadix 1.2-1.4 m long, stout, androgynous, simply panicled. Lower spathes 60-90 cm long, oblong, hard, spliting lengthwise. Fruit 20-30 cm long, 3-gonously obovoid or subglobose, with a large cavity filled with sweetish fluid. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated throughout Bangladesh. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Seed kernel contains a fixed oil rich in tocopherols, fatty alcohol, triterpene alcohol, sterols and methyl sterols. A water-soluble galactmannan and a mannan have been isolated from the kernel. Fresh kernel also contains nitrogenous substances, fat, lign |
| Uses : | Cocoanut milk is refrigerant, nutrient, aperient, diuretic, oleagenous, aphrodisiac, laxative and anthelmintic, useful in bronchitis, water is refrigerant, demulcent and in large dose aperient. Water of unripe fruit is largely used as cooling in diarrhoea |
| Habit : | - |