Coconut Products and Its Pharmaceutical Applications: a Review
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چکیده
Coconut, Cocos nucifera L., is a tree that is cultivated for its multiple utilities, mainly for its nutritional and medicinal values. The various products of coconut include coconut water, copra, coconut oil, raw kernel, coconut cake, coconut shell and wood based products, coconut leaves, etc. Its all parts are used in some way or another in daily life. Recently, several researches are going on to exploit medicinal properties of various products of coconut.The present review highlights various useful parts of coconut such as coconut oil, coconut water, coconut shell, coconut husk fibre and its pharmacological and pharmaceutical applications. © 2017 Universal Research Publications. All rights reserved
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