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Article: Coconut water therapy can work wonders, say Malaysian Indian doctors
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- The Hindustan Times
- Article date:
- August 18, 2008
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Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18 -- Two Malaysian Indian doctors claimed that coconut water is the answer to the dreaded chikungunya, and many other diseases. Although coconut water could not cure diseases, it would help patients recover faster, they said.
Natural science expert Dilip Kumar and Jagdev Singh, president of the Malaysian Dietary Supplement Association, said coconut water is good for several ailments like cholera, dysentery and typhoid.
Indians have long praised the virtues of coconut oil, which has been medically proven to have anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal components.
"One can make the safe assumption ...