cocos nucifera

action	antidote (stonefish), antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, culifuge, dentrifice, diuretic, intoxicant, laxative, pediculicide, purgative, refrigerant, stomachic, suppurative, venereal, vermifuge
body	intestine, skin, stomach, womb
common name	coconut
contains	vitamin F
family	arecaceae
indigenous use	choco, cuna, portuguese
range	amboina, american memorial park, bahamas, dominican republic, ghana, haiti, haleakala national park, hawaii, india, iran, java, kaloko-honokohau national historic park, malaya, malaysia, mexico, nature preserve of american samoa, nature preserve of american samoa, panama, pekan, pu'uohonua o honaunau nat. hist. site, puukohola heiau national historic site, samoa, tanzania, trinidad, venezuela
use	massage, medicine, mouthwash, soap
used to treat	abscesses, amenorrhea, asthma, bruises, burns, cholera, colitis, common cold, cough, debility, depurative, dysentery, dysmenorrhea, enterosis, erysipelas, fever, flu, gonorrhea, itch, jaundice, menorrhagia, newborn, osteosis, piles, pregnancy, rash, rheumatism, scurvy, skin ailments, smallpox, sore, stomach ache, stomatitis, swelling, syphilis, thirst, toothache, tumor, wounds
comments	The oil is soothing for skin ailments.