Coconut Water - Healthy Beverage with Multiple Therapeutic Potentials

Cocos nucifera (L.) is a tree that offers multiple advantages to the food and health industry. The most useful natural resource in the world, coconut water, has a long history of use in medicine and healthcare due to its ability to maintain hydration. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, hep...

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Published inCurrent Nutraceuticals Vol. 3; no. 3
Main Authors Ojha, Smriti, Mishra, Sudhanshu, Gupta, Saurabh Kumar, Sharma, Disha, Kumar, Akhalesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bentham Science Publishers Ltd 01.08.2022
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Summary:Cocos nucifera (L.) is a tree that offers multiple advantages to the food and health industry. The most useful natural resource in the world, coconut water, has a long history of use in medicine and healthcare due to its ability to maintain hydration. It has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, antipyretic, wound curing, antihypertensive, antithrombotic, hypoglycaemic, hypolipidaemic, diuretic, antioxidant, and renal regeneration properties. Over the last few decades, numerous studies describing its nutritional and medicinal properties have been published in reputable scientific journals. Information related to the therapeutic benefits of coconut is available in traditional Ayurvedic writings, and it is consistent with recent scientific findings.
ISSN:2665-9786
DOI:10.2174/2665978603666220628104537