There are a lot of products out there that can improve your health. From okra to apple cider vinegar, the natural remedies are everywhere. But there is one substance out there that is being put into all kinds of other products on the market in order to solve a variety of health problems.
Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil When Used with Other Substances
Coconut oil has amazing health benefits and people are seeing it more and more on supermarket shelves and at the local drugstore because it works. Here are some of the ways that you can use coconut oil as a medicine.
Helps to Kill Head Lice
Most of the time, head lice is treated with Permethrin, which is a strong insecticide. But when coconut oil was blended with anise spray, the combination was found to be better than the insecticide and obviously much safer.
Helps with Pain
Coconut oil can be combined with over-the-counter painkillers so that you can take less acetaminophen and Ibuprofen for moderate pain and you can get rid of the over-the-counter pain meds altogether for minor pain. That’s because coconut oil is an anti-inflammatory and has analgesic properties as well, replacing both of these popular medications.
Heals Wounds & Burns
Coconut oil can be combined with silver sulphadizine to help burns heal faster. The reason that coconut oil is so good at healing wounds and burns is that it increases antioxidant enzymes, stimulates collagen inside the damaged tissue and helps to speed up restoration and structuring of the damaged tissue. It also helps to alleviate the pain from these wounds as well as reduce the swelling for better healing thanks to coconut oil’s anti-inflammatory properties.
Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil When used Alone
Besides the medicinal substances that coconut oil can be combined with to provide health and healing, there are a number of areas in which coconut oil can heal when used all by itself.
Helps Increase Brain Power
A study published in 2006 showed that the ingredients in coconut oil, namely the medium-chain triglycerides were able to show measurable improvement in twenty Alzheimer’s patients. Although it might not be the cure for Alzheimer’s disease, it is definitely a step in the right direction and it can help people without the condition boost their brain power in the meantime.
Helps with Nutrient Absorption
Another benefit that coconut oil has is that it can be used to help with nutrient absorption all by itself. In fact, it works better than safflower oil when it comes to absorbing fat soluble nutrients.
Has Anti-Fungal Properties
Coconut oil has amazing anti-fungal properties and has been shown in research to be more effective than anything else on drug-resistant candida fungus. However, it also was able to kill other types of fungus as well.
Helps With Testosterone Production & Bone Health
Because of the way that coconut oil reduces oxidation of the bone and testes, it has been shown to help with osteoporosis and raise testosterone levels.
Sources:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/18/coconut-oil-uses.aspx
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282857.php