Coconut Tree the Wonder tree of Sri Lanka
Coconut industry in Sri Lanka
Coconut
tree
The coconut industry is an important source of foreign
exchange and employment generation for Sri Lanka, and an essential component of
Sri Lankan cuisine. Sri Lanka is rich in coconut cultivation and
it has many industries based on coconut.
Coconut tree is useful in many ways. Coconut
industry based products are made from the Kernel, Shell, Husk, and fiber based
Coir made from husk and Copra made from Kernel are major export income earners.
It grows on well drained areas. The tree grows up to 50- 80 feet. There
are many varieties of coconut plants. The smallest is the dwarf palm. Usually
the tree has tall graceful trunks topped by a crown of light leathery leaves
that are 15-17 feet long. The leaves are yellow greenish and the trunk is grey.
Coconut grows in rain forests and other tropical climates.
Uses of Coconut Plant
- The Roots– are used to make dyes,and can
be used as a toothbrush, mouthwash, and has medicinal value.
- Coconut Leaves– These are used in as a roofing
material for houses, by the not so poorer people.
- They have been used to make toys , and
they are used to make brooms.Coconut shell is used to make ornaments.
Toothpicks have also been made out of the ribs on the leaves.
- Coconut Tree Trunk– used as timber to make houses and
boats, in bridge building, furniture, drums, and canoes.
After a cluster of flowers bloom they
develop into coconuts. One tree produces up to 50-60 nuts which can be
plucked every two months. Men harvest the coconut by climbing the tree and
cutting down the bunch of coconuts.
CoconutTree the Wonder Tree of Sri Lanka!
Sri Lankan lifestyle has been associated
with the coconut
tree,, not just for
the milk, water and oil giving nut. But also to the leaves, to the trunk,
to the fibrous husk that surrounds the coconut. There is no part of the coconut
tree that goes to waste in a Sri Lankan household.
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- Intensely hydrating
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complexion. Gentle enough for baby and toddler skin, and helps reduce
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- Use coconut oil for hair
growth by moisturizing the scalp to limit hair fall, helping you to grow
longer, stronger and healthier hair.
- Multi-purpose natural
skin moisturizer. Apply a few drops to a cotton ball to use as a makeup
remover. Mix with Lavender essential oil for a relaxing foot soak for dry
cracked feet. Add to a warm bath for skin softening, or directly as an
after-shower moisturizer.
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- Use on skin as a natural skin softener,
moisturizer, face cleanser and sunscreen
- Intensely hydrates, replenishes,
brightens and revitalizes skin’s complexion
Coconut oil is part of Sri Lankan life style. It
is extracted from the white kernel. We fry and temper our food with coconut
oil, light oil lamps. We apply coconut oil on our hair for extra conditioning. Coconut oil lamps are lit in thousands
daily across Sri Lanka in Buddhist temples and Hindu kovils by devotees seeking
enlightenment
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This tree supplies
families with shelter, food, drinks and many other needs. The coconut timber is
used in the building of houses
Most importantly Mats, coir rope, and
flower pots are
made from coconut fiber. Hats and baskets are made from coconut leaves. Coconut
fiber and coir rope is exported to other countries. Coconut oil is taken
pressed from copra. After taking out the oil the left over coconut is ideal
cattle feed. It contains protein, sugar and minerals. The major use for coconut
oil is in the manufacture of Margarine, and Soap. Coconut is a major
income earner to Sri Lanka.
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Posted by Donald Jayasundera (Registered Pharmacist.SLMC) https://www.rakuten.com/r/DONALD12254?eeid=28187
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