TCM Basics 101: Supermarket Herbs - Coconut
TCM Nature: Cooling
TCM Taste: Sweet
TCM Meridian Affinity: Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, Large Intestine
Benefits:
· Aids digestion
· Builds stamina
· Supports heart health
· Aids weight loss
· Regulates blood pressure, thirst, saliva, reproductive juices and fluids
· Promotes proper growth and development,
· Promotes lustrous skin.
Spirituality:
Coconut is an essential element in Hindu rituals. It is often decorated with metal foil and symbols of prosperity and good fortune. Fishermen will offer coconuts to the sea for good luck and successful fishing. The Hindu goddess of well-being and wealth, Lakshmi, is often depicted holding a coconut.
Coconut is believed to have a cleansing power.
Coconut is believed to have powers to seal one’s destiny and protect it from the attack of evil people.
Coconut also has the power of protecting one from spiritual attacks. It is believed that the mere presence of the coconut tree in the house banishes evil spirits.
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