Coconut Oil Essay

Introduction: Coconut oil is basically edible oil obtained from drupe of Cocos nucifera. Coconut oil is one of the most easily available edible oil and is very economical and use in every house globally. Majorly coconut oil consist of triglycerols and fatty acids. Coconut oil contains about 90% saturated fatty acids. Of which lauric acid is the main component (47.5% by wt), followed by Myristic acid (18.1% by wt) and palmitic acid (8.8% by wt). Major triglycerols aretrilaurin ,dilaurylcaprylglycerol, dilaurylmyristylglycerol[1].Coconut oil has been used as a folk remedy since ancient times. Recent medical studies have also shown uses of coconut oil as a means to cure various diseases like dermatitis, Alzheimer’s, etc. Ayurveda mentionsadvantages …show more content…
These oil pulling techquines basically consist of swishing oil in mouth . Oil pulling in ayurveda has claimed to cure around 30 systemic diseases. Oil pulling requires placing 1 tablespoon of oil into the mouth (one teaspoon can be used for children between the ages of five to fifteen), where it is swished between the teeth for a period up to fifteen minutes, then expectorated[2]. Dr.F.Karach a Ukranian physician in 1990’s reintroduced the concept of oil pulling[4]. While various articles[4][5][6] have studied and reviewed about importance of oil pulling,none has reviewed coconut oil as a single entity and its importance in oral health. Also, coconut oil can be used in variety of oral health care products such as dentrifices, gums and mouthwashes. Health care practitioners still don’t have the required information about applications of this oil. Therefore this article aims to determine the relevance and importance of coconut oil in oral health …show more content…
Various in-vitro and in-vivo studies were found testing the efficacy of coconut oil on routinely found oral