Coconuts are commonly used in magic for chastity, protection, and good fortune. The health benefits of coconut is just becoming common knowledge, and these nuts are becoming easier and easier to find throughout the country. Asian and Pacific Island cultures rely on coconuts so much, in fact, that they often refer to the palm tree as the “Tree of Life.”
Coconut has been used traditionally to cure all sorts of ailments, from infections and fevers to menstrual cramps, gonorrhea, scurvy, and toothaches.
Modern medicine has confirmed that coconut:
- Kills viruses, bacteria, and fungi that cause ringworm, yeast infections, influenza, gonorrhea, urinary tract infections, herpes, and aids among other things
- Enhances physical performance by boosting energy and endurance
- Improves digestion and absorption of other nutrients
- Relieves symptoms and health risks associated with diabetes
- Protects the body from breast, colon, and other cancers
- many many more benefits
Coconut oil replaces the protein lost in strands of hair, moisturizes the skin, and is commonly used in soap.
Coconuts are frequently drained of the juice, filled with protective talismans, herbs, oils, and other charms and re-sealed and buried on the property as a protective charm. Abundance magic (money magic) may also be included inside the coconut husk. The whole coconut is also hung in a corner of the home to ward of negative and evil influences.
