The hard shell is also useful and can be made into vases
Saturday, March 26th, 2011No matter where we live, coconut palm tree can provide our main needs in many ways. Most of the population get their essential needs in life with the help of coconut palm tree that is why they call it tree of life. These coconut palm trees can help man in hundreds of ways. The leaves can be used in many ways; in fact, a hundred of them can make a spacious dwelling. The thatch roof, walls, partitions between rooms, windows and doors are all made of the leaves, as well as baskets, mats, fans, brooms and other items used in the house. These leaves can also make a good hat, as well as skirts, torches, and firewood. Coconut palm trunks, being highly resistant to termites, make fine supporting posts for houses. We can also see fences and bridges that are made up of coconut palm trunks. The trunk yields a hard, dark colored wood called porcupine wood, useful in building cabinets. The hard shell is also useful and can be made into vases, custom pins, necklaces, lampshades, brooches, toys, utensils and other items. The roots can also be used as toothbrush or medicine for dysentery, dye or mouthwash. The coconut meat is usually processed into marvelous oil. This oil can be also found in lotions as one of the ingredients, shampoos, brake fluid in cars and other vehicles, plastics, shaving cream, toothpastes, ice cream, margarine, vegetable shortening, and many others. Almost everything we need in life can be obtained from the coconut palm.