Yes! used in the Pacific Islands during World War 2.
To clarify, coconut milk (made from the meat of the coconut) can not be used as a substitute for blood plasma. It is the coconut water (found inside young coconuts) that can.
It was used as a substitute for intravenous plasma during WWII. http://www.berkeleywellness.com/html...perts1207.html
i want to no what the blood plasma is
Absolutely not. Blood is a very complex fluid and consists of red and white blood cells, platelets and many other things needed by a body to function properly.
No, that's a myth.
Nope.!! but the milk from young coconuts CAN be used as a substitute for blood plasma.!
The liquid from a green coconut.
Coconut flesh from a mature (not green) coconut and water. These are mixed together then pressed and seived to get a liquid called coconut milk. If there is less water used then you get coconut cream. The liquid inside a coconut is very differnent. That is coconut liquor which is sweet and fairly translucent compared to milk.
Coconut milk is white. Coconut water is clear and not often used for anything.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for Blood plasma.
ORIGINAL ANSWER: Yes . IMPROVED ANSWER: Yes, coconut water/juice can be substituted for blood plasma. In fact, may third world countries have done this for years. It is not only cheaper, it is more readily available than blood from donors. Coconut water/juice is sterile, does not attack red blood cells, is easily absorbed by the body, and has a cool feel/cooling effect. It is full of minerals and electrolytes and is used in other countries as a substitute for sports drinks, as well. It is also high in potassium.
It is perfectly fine to drink coconut milk while pregnant. Coconut milk is an excellent source of electrolytes. In fact, it is so good, and generally sterile, that fresh coconut milk was used in during WW2 in the Pacific when IV fluids became scarce.
Coconut milk is the strained juice from the meat of a fresh coconut. Many confuse the watery stuff found in the center of a coconut to be coconut milk wheras this is actually the coconut's stored water supply. Coconut water is a fresh and tasty source of emergency water when one is stranded on an island. However, the strained coconut milk should be drank in very small quantities as it is a natural laxative. Coconut milk is fairly commonly used in cooking, especially in desserts. Coconut Cream is the whipped form of coconut milk (it whips fairly easily). Sometimes, when purchasing coconut cream by the can, the contents will come in a cream form.
Fresh coconut milk doesn't contain gluten The tinned variety may depending on the additives used but it should say on the tin.
Coconut milk contains Nutrients and enzymes needed for plant growth. Coconut milk is, therefore, used as medium in tissue culture experiments.
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The types of patients who might need blood plasma are those who need a blood transfusion. Plasma is given as a component of blood. Only AB positive plasma can be used on people with any other blood type.