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Herbal Beverages ,mapraw  (coconut)

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Mapraw (Coconut)

Scientific Name:Cocos nucifera Linn.

Family:PLAMAE

Other names:Maakon Mogoon, Mapraaw (In general) Heddung (Petchboon) Praaw, Mapraaw (The Southern Part ) Yo (Malayu – The Southern Part ) Korsaa (Karen – Mae Hongsorn) Dung (Chong-Chanburi) Pole (Karen - Karnijanuburi) Eiajee (Chinese)

Botanical features:

Trunk A perennial tree for about 20-30 metres high; the trunk which is very tall and thin does not produce any branch.

LeavesThe leaves of ...


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Mapraw (Coconut)

Scientific Name:Cocos nucifera Linn.

Family:PLAMAE

Other names:Maakon Mogoon, Mapraaw (In general) Heddung (Petchboon) Praaw, Mapraaw (The Southern Part ) Yo (Malayu – The Southern Part ) Korsaa (Karen – Mae Hongsorn) Dung (Chong-Chanburi) Pole (Karen - Karnijanuburi) Eiajee (Chinese)

Botanical features:

Trunk A perennial tree for about 20-30 metres high; the trunk which is very tall and thin does not produce any branch.

LeavesThe leaves of a coconut tree are in a compound form, feather – like shape. They are long, narrow and pointed at the end with glossy, deep green colour.

BlossomsA cluster of small – sized flowers growing at the fragrant of husk which covers small blossoms. There are 6 petals of a blossom. Every cluster contains of stamens and pistils, at the end and base, respectively.

FruitA coconut has a round or oblong shape with smooth outer husk. The young coconut is green and turns brown when fully ripe. The middle part is soft fibre. The inner part is hard (the endocarp). The next part is white, soft meat with thin juice.

Usage:

As foodsThe young crown of the coconut tree is for fried food and curry. Young coconut is edible as fresh or being burnt as well as being cooked a hormog (a Thai dish consisteing of steamed fish or chicken in coconut cream and chili sauce). The cluster, with its cut tip, produces syrup for namtaan peep (sugar made from coconut syrup) liquor, and vinegar. Coconut milk is made into magarine and cooking oil. Coconut meat is squeezed into coconut milk or coconut cream for cooking, and sweet dainties and coconut oil.

Food valueCoconut meat contains of about 65% oil with high phosphorus, calcium, carbohydrate, and others. Coconut oil contains variesties of fatty acids which produce rancid smell if left too long.

As medicineAshes of the burnt fresh bark of the coconut palm are used to cure toothache and scabies. Fresh or deied coconut meal is for nourishing body’s energy, decreasing urinary discomfort and getting rid of parasitic worms as well as being medicinal drug. Coconut milk, a laxative and medicine for diarrhea, helps solve urinary problem, gallstone and blood vomit. Oil extracted from coconut meat or the hard husk is used to cure the wounds burnt by hot water.
Nam Mapraaw (Coconut Juice);

IngredientsMapraaw Namhom (Sweet-smell coconut milk) Syrup