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- 25 Jan 19
Coconut and ayurveda
coconut oil has an indispensable part in our socio cultural fabric. It is widely used in traditional culinary preparations. The popularity of coconut oil as the new super food has been growing immensely over the years.
some quotes regarding coconut from books etc
Among āyurvedic treatises, foremost reference about the properties of coconut oil among Taila varga is in Suśruta saṃhita . Madhura rasa, sīta vīrya ,madhura vipāka, vāta pitta śamana, sṛṣṭa vinmūtrata etc. are attributed to it.6 Ācarya Vāghbhaṭa mentioned the qualities of coconut oil as vāta pitta hara, sleṣmala, guru , sītala and keśya.12 Coconut oil in nighanḍu Among the nighanḍukāras, Kayyadeva nighanḍu elaborately narrated about coconut oil. Coconut oil is madhura rasa, madhura vipāka and sīta vīrya , bṛmhana and balavardhana. here is link.
It is also good for hair and teeth. Śaligrāma nighanḍu explicates the attributes of coconut oil as guru, vājīkara and vāta-pittahara. It enacts as a poṣaka dravya to kṣīna dhātu., Mutrāghātahara, pramehahara, svāsa-kāsahara, yakṣmaghna,meda lopahara are some of the Roga śamanatva properties of coconut oil.
Coconut oil in kerala text books The pervasive use of different parts of coconut in various medicinal formulation itself is an assertion to the fact that use of coconut was prevalent among kerala physicians.
Ayurveda auṣadhaguṇa candrika, a votarious work of Aṣtanga samgraha explicit the characteristics of coconut oil as bṛmhana, balavardhana, keśya, danta rogajit and vāta-pittahara and the copra (dried coconut kernel, from which oil is
Anagha U
After graduating from VPSV Ayurveda college, Dr. Anagha completed her post graduation in panchakarma from the same institution.She secured first rank in PG examination from kerala health university and second rank in BAMS from calicut university.
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