Pharmacological activities of Coconut in Metabolic Diseases: A Review

Cocos nucifera (L.), (C. nucifera) Arecaceae, also called the coconut tree, is probably the widely most extensively dispersed fruit plant and supplies all the necessities of life. It is an important economic plant that feeds a million people. All the parts of coconut plant are extensively used for religious practices, culinary purposes, for making household equipment’s and is also used as traditional medicine. The goal of the review is to provide an insight into its phytochemical profile and its therapeutic potential in metabolic diseases. The plant as a whole possess plethora of uses such as, neuroprotective activity, antidiabetic activity, anticancer activity, antihypertensive and lipid lowering activity. Various study reports its safety in preclinical and clinical setup.