Could Coconut Water Replace Intravenous Fluids for Treatment?

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Hello dear steemian, welcome back to my blog to read about some chemical of natural plants, in this opportunity i wanna share you some useful fruits contain a chemical in its water. Certainly you ever drunk it when you been in the beach. Let's go to the point.

Chemical of Coconut

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I thought, all of you have been drink the Coconut water exactly, especially during the day, the fresh and sweet coconut water can release the thirst. Some people believe the coconut water can cure the diseases such as fever, heatiness, cleansing the skin etc. If we review chemically, the benefits of coconut is not only its water, but also its contents, shell and its skin can be utilized. Some drinking water producers manufacture the drinking from coconut water raw materials such as isotonic. The drinking was produced not only for drinking but also to replace ions body, therefore the isotonic produced with raw materials of coconut water. Before i continue a discussion about coconut, i will share several chemical contained in coconut water :

Compound	Percentage
Iron	2%
Calcium	2%
Magnesium	7%
Phosphorus	3%
Potassium	5%
Zink	1%
Glucose	2,56%
Chloride	0,17%
Protein	0,55
Others	%

The coconut water also contains chemical composition such as vitamins, minerals, fats, and protein that are beneficial for human body. The glucose (sucrose and fructose) was contained in coconut water, the storage of coconut at cold temperature inhibit the decreasing of glucose, The reduction of glucose could affects acidity degree of coconut water, where the pH ranges between 4.5 to 5.3 in 100 mL of coconut water.

The people also believe the coconut water could prevent aging and dehydration, even dehydration also experienced by patient, so they feel dizzy, tired, dry mouth, and dry skin. Do you know what dehydration mean ?

Dehydration is a condition when the body loses more fluid than gets it, so the body's salt-sugar balance was disrupted and the body can't to perform normal function.

So that, the chemical composition of coconut water such as glucose and chloride could restore lost fluids and balance salt- sugar in order for body function work normally.

The Similarity of Intravenous Fluids

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The hospital care was treated with intravenous fluids, infusion fluids have several types and have different functions, but the average chemical composition of intravenous fluids contains glucose, sodium, chloride, protein, potassium and lactate. Most patients are dehydrated and should be infused to restore body fluids. Because, the lack of body fluids could make them feel dizziness, nausea, dry mouth etc.

the chemical compounds contained in the intravenous fluids are also found in coconut water, so the coconut water can also be used to treat the disease, in the intravenous fluid contained lactate compound, the glucose contained in coconut can be decomposed into lactate with heterofermantative process, the decomposition of glucose into lactic acid can occur in acid environment. the chemical formulas can be written as follow :

C₆H₁₂O₆ => 2 CH₃(CHOH)₂

The decomposition of glucose produces 50% lactic acid, lactic acid bacteria can decrease the pH and also function as antibiotics.
The water content of human body approximately 60% per body weight. The ideal water content of body could helps the digestive system, removing dirt/poison, as a lubricant, bearing for joints, moisturizing the nose, transporting media of nutrients, and maintaining healthy skin.

Conclusion

The coconut water is not just fresh drinking, but it can be used for traditional treatment, the chemical content of intravenous fluids also found in coconut water, even coconut water contains protein and also vitamins,Maybe in emergency condition the coconut water could be as intravenous fluids instead, as in Jacky Chan movie, maybe this includes of natural treatment of the first aid.