Top 30 Health Benefits of Coconut

Coconut palm is grown throughout tropics as decoration but more for its culinary use. Seed provides oil for frying, while meaty part of seed is used fresh or dried in cooking, mostly in desserts. Besides culinary, this tree has many other uses, in medicine, fragrance industry, beauty industry, for building small bridges, huts and much more.

What are health benefits of coconut?

1. Prevents heart diseases 
2. Lowers bad cholesterol 
3. Rich in dietary fiber 
4. Improves insulin secretion 
5. Improves digestion 
6. Energy booster 
7. Antibacterial 
8. Antiviral 
9. Anti-parasitic 
10. Anti-fungal 
11. Improves immune system 
12. Preventing obesity 
13. Hormone regulator 
14. Increasing metabolism 
15. Rich in vitamins and minerals 
16. Helps with influenza, measles, herpes, AIDS, hepatitis 
17. Cures throat infections 
18. Cures urinary tract infections 
19. Kills tapeworms and other parasites 
20. Helps with pancreatitis 
21. Helps with stomach ulcer 
22. Preventing periodontal disease 
23. Dissolves kidney stones 
24. Prevents liver diseases 
25. Reduces epileptic seizures 
26. Prevents problems with thyroid 
27. Cures eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis 
28. Prevents wrinkles and age spots 
29. Cures dandruff 
30.  Strengthen hair