Tender coconut water - Health benefits:

The water of fresh tender coconut (king coconut or 'Thembili' and 'Weware') which is the
liquid endosperm is the most nutritious wholesome beverage that the nature has provided for
the people of the tropics to fight the sultry heat. It has a caloric value of 17.4 per 100 gm.
According to Ayurveda "It is unctuous, sweet, increasing semen, promoting digestion and
clearing the urinary path."




Medicinal properties of Tender Coconut Water (T.C.W.)
Some of the medicinal properties of T.C.W. reported are:
1. Good for feeding infants suffering from intestinal disturbances.
2. Oral rehydration medium.
3. Contains organic compounds containing growth promoting properties.
4. Keeps the body cool.
5. Application on the body prevents prickly heat and summer boils and subsides the rashes
caused by small pox, chicken pox and measles etc.
6. Presence of saline and albumin makes it a good drink in cholera cases.
7. Excellent tonic for the old and the sick.
8. Diuretic (a substance which tends to increase flow of urine).
9. Can be injected intravenously in emergency cases such as cholera and dysentery when
other pyrogen-free fluids are not available.
10. Can be used as a blood plasma substitute because it is sterile, pyrogen - free and does
not produce heat, and does not destroy blood cells.
11. Aids the quick absorption of drugs and make their peak concentration in the blood easier
by its electrolyte effect.
12. Urinary antiseptic and eliminates poisons in case of mineral poisoning.
'Fluid of Life'
Tender coconut water is the natural isotonic beverage with almost the same level of
electrolyte balance as we have in our blood. It is the 'fluid of life' says Chief of FAO's
Agricultural and Post Harvest Management Service, Morton Satin.
A word of warning
When T. C. W. is injected intravenously, in view of its high potassium level (290 mg%).
Minerals:
Tender coconut water contains most of the minerals such as potassium (290 mg%), Sodium
(42 mg%), Calcium (44 mg%), magnesium (10 mg%), Phosphorus (9.2 mg%), iron (106 mg%),
and copper (26 mg%) (Source: Satyavate Krishnankutty, 1987).
coconut water is now packed with electrolytes and as coconut water is naturally fat free and low in calories so helps in losing weight.
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