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

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