Use of Coconut water as Glucose

Use of Coconut in Medical practice, In the early years of my practice as a Ayurvedic Physician i used to handle all kinds of patients in rural areas. While diagnosing a patient this idea struck my mind.


In those days, rural areas did not have much supply of medical saline or glucose. So, i used coconut water as glucose. I hung a coconut like a glucose bottle and inserted the pipe ......... into the patient and it was successful............(correct and complete the sentence)

It has been successfully tried on an infant of 6-8 month old





Even today coconut water is used as an intravenous fluid in some developing countries where medical saline is unavailable.

Other uses of Coconut water:

Reduces problems for infants with intestinal disturbances
Is an effective oral re hydration medium
Contains organic compounds possessing growth-promoting properties
Keeps the body cool
Used topically, it prevents prickly heat and summer boils and relieves rashes caused by small pox,chicken pox,measles etc.
Kills intestinal worms
Presence of Saline and albumen makes it a good drink in cholera cases
Checks Urinary infections
Cures malnourished
Diuretic
Dissolves kidney and urethral stones
Useful as an intravenous solution
Useful as blood plasma substitute and is readily accepted by the body
Aids the quick absorption of drugs and makes their peak concentration in the blood easier by its electrolyte effect
Urinary antiseptic and eliminates poisons in the case of mineral poisoning






And my article got published on this achievement in the edition of Sri lanka and (complete the sentence)





















Composition of coconut water

%


Water

95.5


Nitrogen

0.05


Phosphoric acid

0.56


Potassium

0.25


Calcium oxide

0.69


Magnesium oxide

0.59


mg/100g


Iron

0.5


Total solids

4.71


Reducing sugars

0.80


Total sugars

2.08


Ash

0.62