coconut oil

coconut oil

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[source] it is the oil extracted from the endosperm of palm plant coconut after crushing, drying and steaming. For plant morphology, please refer to "coconut skin" strip.

[herbal medicine] coconut oil is a white liquid in the tropics and a butter like solid in the cold. It has a special smell and is fragrant when fresh. The specific gravity of oil is 0.8354, refractive index is 1.4295, alkalization value is 258, iodine value is 8.4-9.3.

[chemical constituents] the oil content of pulp is 60-65%. The oil contains 20% free fatty acid, 2% oleic acid, 7% palmitic acid, 9% oleic acid, 5% lipowax, 10% oleic acid and 45% lauric acid.

5%, stigmasterol and fucosterol 31. 5%, α - spinasterol and sterol 6%, β - sitosterol 58%.

[function indications] for scabies and chilblain.

① Hua Yi Hua Mu Kao: "dispel summer heat.". "

② "Yue Zhi": "treat tooth disease, chilblain. "

③ "Chinese medicine and plant atlas": "liniment of neurodermatitis. "