Coconut trees are also known as tree of life because it provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses.
The flesh of the coconut is white and can be eaten raw or grated and used in cooking, or baking. It is used in many food to enhance the flavour. Coconut oil is extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts. They are used for cooking, or as ingredients for cosmetic products. Some cultures believe that rubbing the coconut oil onto the hair will give you healthy hairs.
Coconut milk, derived from the flesh of the coconut is used in cooking, baking and added into desserts and drinks for flavouring.
The flesh of the coconut, as well as the coconut milk extracted from it, forms a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics.
The young leaves of the coconut palm can be woven to make pouches to hold food. Dried leaves can be used as material for roof thatches.
The ‘veins’ of the leaves can be made into brushes and brooms. The fibre of the coconut can be woven into rugs. The shell is relatively hard. Properly split, it can be used as containers, or crafted into ladles or art pieces. It is up to people to use their creativity. The husk of the coconut burns easily and are used to start fires.
The great thing about coconut palms is that they are easy to grow and very hardly. They can survive very harsh conditions. Their trunks might be bent out of shape, but they still thrive.
Perhaps that is why thinking of coconut trees bring to mind idyllic sandy beaches, especially in the tropics.
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