1. Coconut juice: The thick shell of coconut should be pried out along the fiber with a big knife (kitchen knife or kitchen knife), and then the fiber coat should be peeled off by hand. There are three scars on the coconut. Two look the same and one is different. Scrape the surface of different scars with a knife, and then insert a straw. Or you can see that the coconut is divided into three parts, one of which occupies a larger area than the other two parts, so scrape off the scar on most of this part, and then you can see the white coconut meat, and finally you can drink it by inserting it with a straw.

2. Coconut meat: hold the coconut in one hand and the knife in the other. Knock it hard on the coconut shell with the back of the knife to crack it, and then use the knife to remove the meat.

Peel off the outer layer of the coconut tree and see the place with a pin shape on it, then poke it twice with chopsticks or a knife to clear the water inside; Knock it open with a hammer, or simply knock the coconut on the ground until it cracks. Carefully peel off the coconut meat with a knife and you can eat delicious coconut meat.

Morphological characteristics of coconut

The plant is tall and tree-shaped, with a height of 15-30m. Stems are stout, with annular leaf scars, thickened at the base, and often with tufted small roots. Leaves pinnately divided, 3-4 meters long; Lobes are numerous, folded outward, leathery, linear-lanceolate, 65- 100 cm long or longer, 3-4 cm wide and tapering at the top; Petiole stout, up to 1 m. Coconut inflorescence axillary, 1.5-2 meters long, much branched; The spathe is spindle-shaped and thick and woody, with the lowest point of 60- 100 cm or longer, and it will fall off when it is old; Male calyx 3, scaly, 3-4 mm long, petals 3, oval and oblong, 1- 1.5 cm long, stamens 6, filaments 1 mm long and anthers 3 mm long; Female flowers have several bracteoles at the base; Sepals are wide and round, about 2.5 cm wide, and petals are similar to sepals, but smaller. The fruit is ovoid or nearly spherical, with a slightly triangular top and a length of about 1 5-25cm. The exocarp is thin, the fibrous mesocarp is thick and the endocarp is hard, and there are three holes at the base, of which1hole is opposite to the embryo, which passes through when the embryo germinates, and the other two holes are solid. The fruit cavity contains endosperm (that is, "pulp" or seed kernel), embryo and juice. The flowering and fruiting period is mainly in autumn.

Main classification of coconuts

Coconut can be divided into high-grade coconut and low-grade coconut, among which high-grade coconut is the most widely planted commercial coconut in the world. High-grade coconut plants are 15-30m high, with enlarged base and cross pollination. It begins to bear fruit in 7-8 years, with high oil content and economic life of 70-80 years. Dwarf coconuts can be divided into three types according to the colors of fruits and leaves: red dwarf, yellow dwarf and green dwarf. The plant is only 5- 15 meters high, self-pollinated, and begins to bear fruit in 3-4 years. The fruit is small and numerous, the coconut meat is thin and soft, and the oil content is low. Economic life is 30-40 years. Mainly used as fruit, hybrid parents and ornamental.

Origin and Habitat of Coconut

Coconut is native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Pacific Islands. It is mainly distributed in Asia, Africa and Latin America between 23 s and 23 n, with the most in equatorial coastal areas. The main producing areas are the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and other countries. It is cultivated in China, southern Guangdong Island, Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan, Taiwan Province Province and tropical areas in southern Yunnan.

Efficacy and function of coconut

Coconut is sweet and flat, and enters the stomach, spleen and large intestine; The pulp has the effects of tonifying deficiency, strengthening body resistance, invigorating qi, expelling pathogenic wind, eliminating malnutrition and killing insects. Long-term consumption can moisten the face, benefit people's strength and resist hunger, and treat filariasis and Jiang Ye's disease in children. Coconut water has the effects of nourishing, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, and quenching thirst, and is mainly used for thirst caused by summer heat and body fluid deficiency; Coconut shell oil cures tinea and bayberry sore.

1. nourishing effect

When the spleen and stomach are tired, the appetite is poor, the limbs are weak, and the body is weak, the coconut meat is chopped up, and a proper amount of chicken and glutinous rice is added, so the effect is better after steaming, because chicken, glutinous rice and coconut meat are nourishing, and the nourishing effect of stew soup is more obvious.

2. Stop cough and resolve phlegm

Coconut and winter melon seeds can diarrhea lung fire; Adding cool snow meat or nourishing yellow ear can neutralize the warmth and dryness of coconut; When you have a cold and cough, you might as well eat coconut meat to relieve cough and resolve phlegm.

3. Pesticides and malnutrition

Coconut meat and coconut juice can kill intestinal parasites. Drinking its juice or eating its meat can drive away ginger worms and tapeworms. In clinical use, it has not only reliable curative effect, but also no toxic and side effects. It is an ideal food for killing insects and relieving malnutrition, which can make people's blood flow smoothly and their skin rosy.