Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.: Arecaceae): in health promotion and disease prevention.

@article{Debmandal2011CoconutN,
  title={Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.: Arecaceae): in health promotion and disease prevention.},
  author={Manisha Debmandal and Shyamapada Mandal},
  journal={Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine},
  year={2011},
  volume={4 3},
  pages={
          241-7
        }
}
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