Indian classics refer to the coconut palm as kalpavriksha, which means “the all-giving tree.”[i] Coconut products, including the oil, milk, cream, and water, have been used for thousands of years for their nutritive and medicinal properties, which include anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, antiviral, antiparasitic, antioxidant, hepatoprotective, and immunostimulant properties.[ii]
Coconut water is the liquid found inside a green, or immature, coconut, not to be confused with coconut milk, which is made from the flesh of a mature coconut. The near-sterile fluid that makes up coconut water, sometimes referred to as liquid endosperm, is 94 percent water,[iii] making it valuable for hydration.
