Tree of Life... The Coconut Tree
Coconut is considered to be spread throughout the world by drifting the seeds in the sea. It can survive months or even years at sea. But many scholars believe that there was undoubted human effort to propagate this great plant.
"There is no island or shore where its presence is not due directly or indirectly to its having been planted by man"
CORNER, E. G. H. The Natural History of Palms
Berkeley, University of California Press. 1966
Whatever its origin, one thing was certain. The people could not have lived without it. It may be the best known drift fruit, but it is also one of the world's most valuable trees, providing shelter, food, drink, health, comfort, beauty and energy.
A plant of such diversity sacrificing all the body parts for the survival of mankind will never be cruel to us-How can the oil and milk of this plant raise cholesterol?. This cholesterol myth has now being exposed and the new scientific literature is emerging to confirm that coconut oil is the healthiest oil in the planet.
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