Coconut pulp

Coconut pulp

(Ben Cao Yan Yi)

[source] it is the endosperm (coconut flesh) of the palm plant coconut. See "coconut peel" for plant morphology.

[chemical composition] coconut contains 35-45% oil, 15% carbohydrates and less than 5% protein, including albumin, globulin and gliadin. Food contains vitamin B1_ 173 μ g%, B5_ 103 μ g%, B2 trace, α - tocopherol 700 μ g%, γ - tocopherol 250 μ g%. The content of vitamin C was higher in immature fruits. The coconut contains stachyose, sucrose and glucose, and the kernel contains mannan.

[pharmacological action] endosperm can kill tapeworms. Drinking its juice and eating its meat can expel tapeworms.

[nature and taste] Compendium: "sweet, flat, non-toxic. "

[function indications] ① Kaibao materia medica: "replenish qi, eliminate wind. "

② "Seeking the source of Materia Medica": "eliminate malnutrition, accumulate white worms, young children are green and thin. He honey food. "

[clinical application] in the treatment of ginger leaf worm disease

Remove the skin of the coconut, drill a hole in the endothelium, take out the coconut water, add 0.25% benzoic acid for antisepsis; or saw the coconut shell, take the coconut meat and cut it into silk, add half amount of boiling water, soak it for 1 hour, press and filter the juice, make 1 ml equal to 1 g of coconut meat, add benzoic acid for antisepsis. Take 100 ml for adults, 75 ml for 11-15 years old, 50 ml for 6-10 years old and 25 ml for 1-5 years old. Take it only once for any time. After taking it, eat as usual without taking another laxative. It can also be taken directly from coconut meat, 0.5-1 for adults (about 105-210g), and reduced for children. Take it on an empty stomach in the morning, and then take food several hours later. The diet was liquid all day. 18 cases were treated with coconut water, 2 cases were treated with insect expelling; 123 cases were treated with coconut juice, 24 cases were treated with insect expelling; 69 cases were treated with whole coconut, 30 cases were treated with insect expelling. Most of the patients felt the symptoms were alleviated after excretion. The minimum number of eggs was 1 and the maximum was 417, with an average of 76. Most of them were still active. No side effects were found during the treatment.