Palms (Arecaceae) are prominent elements in African traditional medicines. It is, however, a challenge to find detailed information on the ritual use of palms, which are an inextricable part of African medicinal and spiritual systems. This work reviews ritual uses of palms within African ethnomedicine. We studied over 200 publications on uses of African palms and found information about ritual ...

Cocos nucifera L. is one of the most cultivated palm trees in world since it used to obtain both raw materials and food. From a human point view, coconut fruit very valuable product, producing an aromatic tasty liquid endosperm (coconut water) containing high levels sugars, amino acids other molecules nutritional nutraceutical value. Most chemical composition studies conducted on date have focu...