🌿 Folk Prescriptions

One coconut. Remove outer husk and shell, extract the white flesh, cut into small pieces, eat several pieces per serving. Coconut meat, also known as coconut pulp, is the endosperm of the palm tree *Cocos nucifera*. It is white in color, chewy like meat. Taste sweet, nature neutral. “Benefits Qi, dispels wind, prevents hunger, beautifies complexion” (*Bencao Gangmu*). Coconut meat contains 60%–65% oil, mostly saturated fatty acids, with only small amounts of oleic and linoleic acids—distinct from most plant oils. Although saturated fats have some drawbacks, they are essential nutrients. To maintain good health, nutritionists recommend saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fats each account for 1/3—keeping a 1:1:1 ratio is ideal. Additionally, coconut meat contains proteins, sucrose, glucose, and benefits skin beauty. Caution for elderly individuals, hyperlipidemia, and obese persons.<Qi Strengthening>