Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff.

  • Nieuhof, Johannes, 1618-1672.
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[1682]
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20315i
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Coconuts and trees (Cocos nucifera), a cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum) and pinang tree (Areca catechu), in a tropical landscape. Line engraving after J. Nieuhoff. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The coconut palm has many uses such as for its oil, timber, fibre and edible copra. In Java a decoction of the roots is used to treat dysentery; in India the leaf hairs are used to stop bleeding; in Ghana the bark is used as an antiseptic;and in Mexico the "milk" is considered diuretic and is used to combat intestinal worms

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[Amsterdam], [1682]

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1 print : line engraving ; platemark 28.5 x 36 cm

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A young cocoa tree an old cocoa tree the pynang tree wild cinomon tree a cocoa tree a branch with cocoa nuts cocoa nuts

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Wellcome Collection 20315i

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