Coconut

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Samoa, Trinidad, Ghana, China, Venezuela, Panama(Choco), India, Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Abscess, Ache(Ear), Alopecia, Amenorrhea

Science studied: ACETOVANILLONE, ANTIMONY, ASH, BROMINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Arecaceae

Scientific name: Cocos nucifera

Common names: Coconut, Coconut Palm, Copra, Nariyal, Kokospalme (Ger.), Cocotero (Sp.), Buko, Coco, Coco-anão, Coconut Tree, Coconut palm, Coconut tree, Cocopalm, Cocore, Cocoter, Cocotier

POWO: 666160-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Samoa, Elsewhere, Trinidad, Ghana, China, Venezuela, Panama(Choco), India and 14 additional places.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Abscess
• Ache(Ear)
• Alopecia
• Amenorrhea
• Antiseptic
• Aperient
• Aphrodisiac
• Asthma

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Samoa
• Elsewhere
• Trinidad
• Ghana
• China
• Venezuela
• Panama(Choco)
• India
• Java
• Haiti
• Pekan
• Bahamas

Documented cultural uses

• Abscess
• Ache(Ear)
• Alopecia
• Amenorrhea
• Antiseptic
• Aperient
• Aphrodisiac
• Asthma
• Astringent
• Blennorrhagia
• Bronchitis
• Bruise

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Abscess · Samoa · "
• Ache(Ear) · Elsewhere · "
• Alopecia · Elsewhere · "
• Amenorrhea · Trinidad · "
• Antiseptic · Elsewhere · "
• Antiseptic · Ghana · "
• Aperient · Elsewhere · "
• Aperient · China · "
• Aphrodisiac · Venezuela · "
• Asthma · Elsewhere · "
• Asthma · Panama(Choco) · "
• Astringent · India · "
• Astringent · Java · "
• Astringent · Venezuela · "
• Astringent · China · "
• Astringent · Elsewhere · "
• Astringent · Trinidad · "
• Blennorrhagia · Elsewhere · "
• Bronchitis · Elsewhere · "
• Bruise · Samoa · "
• Burn · Samoa · "
• Calculus · Haiti · "
• Cholera · Pekan · "
• Cold · Bahamas · "

111 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Chemical Fingerprinting for Authentication and Compositional Characterization of Cocos nucifera Bee Pollen · 2026 source ↗
• Integrative Morphological and Palynological Characterization of <i>Cocos nucifera</i> L.: Insights from Macro-Traits and Pollen Ultrastructure. · 2026 source ↗
• Optimization of direct organogenesis from immature inflorescence explants of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ACETOVANILLONE
• ANTIMONY
• ASH
• BROMINE
• CALCIUM
• CAPRYLIC-ACID
• CARBOHYDRATES
• CESIUM
• CHLORINE
• COBALT
• COPPER
• 1,3-DIPHENYLUREA?
• EUROPIUM
• FERULIC-ACID
• GABA
• GALACTOMANNAN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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