I read somewhere recently that if there is a shortage of a certain constituent part of blood then in an emergency coconut milk can be used as an absolute last alternative. Is this true? What is the part that the milk is taking the place of?

satguru

Logically, it would be unlikely to be any of the cells so plasma is the most likely answer. Mar 04 05, 7:26 PM

picqero

Curious about this question I had a look at a few web-sites dealing with the subject. In 'Midwifery Today' at http://www.midwiferytoday.com/enews/enews0519.asp there is an article entitled "The art of midwifery' which links the use of coconut oil to the prevention of hemmorhaging, but it is drank, not given intraveinously as would be a blood transfusion. I also read an interesting article on SARS treatment, which claims that drinking a mixture of 55% coconut oil and 45% green leaf juice is the equivalent of an 'instant blood transfusion'. Again though, the mixture is drunk, not intraveinous. Mar 05 05, 12:39 AM

picqero

It is, as satguru says, plasma the above articles refer to. Mar 05 05, 3:13 AM