Coconut processing of natural medicines
Ben Tre is considered the "capital" of Vietnam with more coconut 52.000ha, for the production of more than 400 million left / year. Besides drinking coconut water, unique products of Ben Tre coconut is coconut oil - the "pharmaceutical" completely natural ...
Back manual processing
Coconut oil production base of his craft Huynh Van Cuong Ngo Thi Hoang Oanh and, in the village of Tan Sri Khanh Thanh Khanh (Mo Cay District North, Ben Tre) tradition "hereditary".
Oanh told her, his former principal crude oil processing. Crude oil (used as soap) is very quick wins, while pure oil between batches (about 50 coconuts) have gone through many stages and extended from 4 to 5 hours to complete. In 1990, in Ben Tre coconut oil manufacturing, oil is pressed and processed by the machine faster, be more productive and cheaper prices.
Recently, the market suddenly popular handmade coconut oil, so her family Oanh old job back. Share the secret winning handcrafted pure coconut oil, Ms. Oanh said: Want to coconut oil and aromatic quality, delicious, they have to pick coconuts, dried, black shell. After shelling, grated coconut and squeeze took part (clear) key water. As the winner of coconut oil, the most important is the fire to medium-range, often stirring with chopsticks or shovel to avoid being burnt coconut section at the bottom.
Average monthly basis Oanh her offer to the market about 150 to 200 liters of pure coconut oil is handmade win at home. With an average price of 200,000 VND / liter, after deducting all costs, she Oanh interest from 10-15 million.
Beauty with coconut oil
According to the literature, coconut oil contains about 50% lauric acid - substances that are resistant fungi, bacteria and viruses. Coconut oil helps heal and restore areas damaged skin. On the other hand, we can prevent split ends hair.
Dr. Le Thi Dung - Director of Traditional Medicine Hospital Tran Van An (Ben Tre) said: "Coconut oil in medicine, it is often used to make soft soap - soap liquid because of the quality of cause strong foam ".
Dr. Dung noted, before shampooing, apply coconut oil to the hair roots and gently massage and shampoo, hair is not broken, do not dry and very smooth. Coconut oil is applied to the face and hands, it makes your skin from drying out. The scratches on the skin caused by insect bites, if applying coconut oil to reduce pain and itching. "When cracked lips or cracking due to weather, apply coconut oil to be very pleasant. Use coconut oil in food, coconut oil is very aromatic and easy to digest "- Dr. Dung said.
So, how to make products such as coconut oil on've opened a coconut consumption for coconut growers.
