The coconut is rated high as a love potion to induce sweet romantic dreams and put one in a mood of togetherness.

Drink plenty of coconut water and flesh during pregnancy to enlarge the bust line and ensure better breast feeding; believe the basilians of the Philippine archipelago.

If in pain caused by leprosy, use coconut oil for relief, says a Sri Lankan legend.

These wonderful time tested qualities of coconut, greatly relished for its variety of recipes, are only a few mentioned in the book, “medicinal secrets of your food,” by Dr. Aman,

A good friends of man, the coconut tree is the world’s only tree well-endowed with a unique sense of understanding human voices, says the coconut journal, a publication of the coconut development board.

For a lucrative coconut plantation grow it in school compounds for it will respond positively to the joyous songs, innocent laughter and little quarrels of children, it says.

A Malaysian bio chemist, Dr.Teresa Augh has an interesting formula to resolve magical discord, Eat shredded coconut mixed with milk for a good night’s sleep. Next morning, wake up fresh and tension free. Thanks to romantic dreams that lead couples from acrimony to domestic harmony,

This is not a mere hypothesis, says Dr. Augh in a week long experiment on several hundred patients known to have martial disputes, 73 percent of the women reported having pleasant dreams which on waking up put them into a better mood.

Article extracted from this publication >> June 22, 1990