{"id":1008,"date":"2022-01-28T23:43:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T04:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2022-01-29T00:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T05:31:36","slug":"14-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-of-coconut-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/28\/14-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-of-coconut-oil\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Coconut Oil Speed Up Healing: 14 Evidence-Based Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>14 Evidence-Based Medicinal Properties of Coconut Oil<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"field-label-inline-first\"><strong>Written By: Sayer Ji<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coconut-oil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1009\" title=\"Coconut Oil\" src=\"https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coconut-oil.jpg\" alt=\"Coconut Oil\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coconut-oil.jpg 640w, https:\/\/phase3ministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/coconut-oil-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>While coconut oil has dragged itself out of the muck of vast misrepresentation over the past few years as a &#8216;deadly saturated fat,&#8217; it still does not get the full appreciation it truly deserves. Not just a &#8220;good&#8221; fat, coconut oil is an exceptional healing agent as well, with loads of useful health applications<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Some examples of this &#8220;good&#8221; saturated fat&#8217;s therapeutic properties include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fat-Burning<\/strong>: Ironic, isn&#8217;t it? A saturated fat which can accelerate the loss of midsection fat (the most dangerous kind). Well, there are now two solid, human studies showing just two tablespoons a day (30 ml), in both men and women, is capable of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/6-evidence-based-ways-burn-belly-fat-and-extend-your-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">reducing belly fat<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0within 1-3 months.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Brain-Boosting<\/strong>: A now famous study, published in 2006 in the journal\u00a0<em>Neurobiology of Aging<\/em>, showed that the administration of medium chain triglycerides (most plentifully found in coconut oil) in 20 subjects with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease or mild cognitive impairment, resulted in significant increases in ketone bodies (within only 90 minutes after treatment) associated with measurable cognitive improvement in those with less severe cognitive dysfunction.<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clearing Head Lice<\/strong>: When combined with anise spray, coconut oil was found to be superior to the insecticide permethrin (.43%).<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn2\" name=\"_ednref2\">[ii]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Healing Wounds<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/article\/coconut-oil-traditionally-used-indonesian-folk-medicine-wound-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">Coconut has been used for wound healing<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0since time immemorial. Three of the identified mechanisms behind these healing effects are its ability to accelerate re-epithelialization, improve antioxidant enzyme activity, and stimulate higher collagen cross-linking within the tissue being repaired.<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn3\" name=\"_ednref3\">[iii]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup>\u00a0Coconut oil has even been shown to work synergistically with traditional treatments, such as silver sulphadizine, to speed burn wound recovery.<strong><sup><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn4\" name=\"_ednref4\">[iv]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>NSAID Alternative<\/strong>: Coconut oil has been demonstrated to have anti-inflammatory, analgesic and fever-reducing properties.<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn5\" name=\"_ednref5\">[v]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-Ulcer Activity<\/strong>: Interestingly, coconut milk (which includes coconut oil components), has been shown to be as effective as the conventional drug sucralfate as an NSAID-associated anti-ulcer agent.<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn6\" name=\"_ednref6\">[vi]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anti-Fungal<\/strong>: In 2004, 52 isolates of Candida species were exposed to coconut oil. The most notorious form, Candida albicans, was found to have the highest susceptibility. Researchers remarked: &#8220;Coconut oil should be used in the treatment of fungal infections in view of emerging drug-resistant Candida species.&#8221;<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn7\" name=\"_ednref7\">[vii]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup><\/li>\n<li><strong>Testosterone-Booster<\/strong>: Coconut oil was found to reduce oxidative stress in the testes of rats, resulting in significantly higher levels of testosterone.<strong><sup><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn8\" name=\"_ednref8\">[viii]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reducing Swollen Prostat<\/strong>e: Coconut oil has been found to reduce testosterone-induced benign prostate growth in rats.<strong><sup><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn9\" name=\"_ednref9\">[ix]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Improving Blood Lipids<\/strong>: Coconut oil consistently\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/article\/dietary-coconut-oil-elevates-hdl-and-reduces-abdominal-obesity-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">improves the LDL:HDL ratio<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the blood of those who consume it. Given this effect, coconut oil can nolonger be dismissed for being &#8216;that saturated fat which clogs the arteries.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fat-Soluble Nutrient Absorption<\/strong>: Coconut oil was found to be superior to safflower oil in enhancing tomato carotenoid absorption.<strong><sup><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn10\" name=\"_ednref10\">[x]<\/a><\/sup><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bone Health<\/strong>: Coconut oil has been shown to reduce oxidative stress within the bone, which may prevent structural damage in osteoporotic bone.<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn11\" name=\"_ednref11\">[xi]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup>\u00a0[Note:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/osteoporosis-myth-dangers-high-bone-mineral-density\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">Osteoporosis is a Myth<\/a><\/strong>, as presently defined by the T-Score]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sunscreen<\/strong>: Coconut oil has been shown to block out UV rays by 30%. Keep in mind that this is good, insofar as UVA rays are damaging to the skin, whereas UVB rays are highly beneficial (when exposure is moderate).<sup><strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/13-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-coconut-oil#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[i]<\/a><\/strong><\/sup>\u00a0Make sure to check this list of other\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/article\/herbs-provide-protection-against-harmful-uv-radiation-due-their-antioxidant-activity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">sun-blocking oils<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Insect Repellant:\u00a0<\/strong>Amazingly, coconut oil was found to be more effective than DEET at repelling insects. Read our article on the topic here:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/blog\/coconut-oil-beats-toxic-deet-repelling-insects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">Coconut Oil Beats Toxic DEET at Repelling Insects<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, when speaking about coconut oil, we are only looking at one part of the amazing coconut palm. Each component, including\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/article\/coconut-husk-fiber-contains-compounds-pain-and-inflammation-killing-activities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">coconut hull fiber<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/substance\/coconut-protein\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">coconut protein<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmedinfo.com\/substance\/coconut-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow noopener\">coconut water<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has experimentally confirmed therapeutic applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"undefined\">References:<\/p>\n<p class=\"undefined\">[i] Mark A Reger, Samuel T Henderson, Cathy Hale, Brenna Cholerton, Laura D Baker, G S Watson, Karen Hyde, Darla Chapman, Suzanne Craft . Effects of beta-hydroxybutyrate on cognition in memory-impaired adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2004 Mar;25(3):311-4. PMID: 15123336 [ii] Ian F Burgess, Elizabeth R Brunton, Nazma A Burgess . Clinical trial showing superiority of a coconut and anise spray over permethrin 0.43% lotion for head louse infestation, ISRCTN96469780. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Jan ;169(1):55-62. Epub 2009 Apr 3. PMID: 19343362 [iii] K G Nevin, T Rajamohan . Effect of topical application of virgin coconut oil on skin components and antioxidant status during dermal wound healing in young rats. Skin Pharmacol Physiol. 2010 ;23(6):290-7. Epub 2010 Jun 3. PMID: 20523108 [iv] Pallavi Srivastava, S Durgaprasad. Burn wound healing property of Cocos nucifera: An appraisal. Indian J Pharmacol. 2008 Aug;40(4):144-6. PMID: 20040946 [v] S Intahphuak, P Khonsung, A Panthong. Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic activities of virgin coconut oil. Pharm Biol. 2010 Feb;48(2):151-7. PMID: 20645831 [vi] R O Nneli, O A Woyike. Antiulcerogenic effects of coconut (Cocos nucifera) extract in rats. Phytother Res. 2008 Jul;22(7):970-2. PMID: 18521965 [vii] D O Ogbolu, A A Oni, O A Daini, A P Oloko. In vitro antimicrobial properties of coconut oil on Candida species in Ibadan, Nigeria. J Med Food. 2007 Jun;10(2):384-7. PMID: 17651080 [viii] Graciela E Hurtado de Catalfo, Mar\u00eda J T de Alaniz, Carlos A Marra. Dietary lipids modify redox homeostasis and steroidogenic status in rat testis. Phytother Res. 2010 Feb;24(2):163-8. PMID: 18549927 [ix] Mar\u00eda de Lourdes Arruzazabala, Vivian Molina, Rosa M\u00e1s, Daisy Carbajal, David Marrero, V\u00edctor Gonz\u00e1lez, Eduardo Rodr\u00edguez. Effects of coconut oil on testosterone-induced prostatic hyperplasia in Sprague-Dawley rats. J Pharm Pharmacol. 2007 Jul;59(7):995-9. PMID: 17637195 [x] Lauren E Conlon, Ryan D King, Nancy E Moran, John W Erdman. Coconut Oil Enhances Tomato Carotenoid Tissue Accumulation Compared to Safflower Oil in the Mongolian Gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Aug 7. Epub 2012 Aug 7. PMID: 22866697 [xi] Mouna Abdelrahman Abujazia, Norliza Muhammad, Ahmad Nazrun Shuid, Ima Nirwana Soelaiman. The Effects of Virgin Coconut Oil on Bone Oxidative Status in Ovariectomised Rat. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012 ;2012:525079. Epub 2012 Aug 15. 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