Cocoa tree
Cocoa butter is extracted from a tree called Theobrama Cocoa. The tree is taller than six meters long and is a permanent tree. Its leaves are light brown, and the leaves of this tree take the oval shape. These leaves are filled with small yellow flowers. The pods are yellowish red.
Cocoa is found in the seeds of the tree from which cocoa butter is extracted, from which a delicious cocoa drink is made. The cocoa tree is planted in Central America, Spain, Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia and Western African tropical forests such as the State of Ghana. And the first to discover the cocoa drink are the Spanish in the year one thousand and five hundred and eighty and spread after it in all countries of the world.
Cocoa butter contains fatty acids such as palmitic acid, citric acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, and a proportion of proteins, but very few sugars, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins D, b, caffeine, And some of the colored material.
Benefits of cocoa butter
- It is one of the most important stimulants of the center of the nervous system.
- Give strength to the heart, and increase its activity.
- Works on urination, stimulates the kidneys to improve its function.
- Powerful brachial processor.
- It acts as an antibiotic for bacteria, bacteria found in grains, and pimples in the body.
- It treats the cracks of the lips and is used in the production of suppositories that are placed in the vagina in women.
- Increases brain activity and increases concentration.
- Cocoa butter has cosmetic benefits for the skin because it contains many fatty acids that effectively hydrate the skin.
- Used in the treatment of skin diseases such as inflammation and severe eczema in the skin.
- Removes cracks caused by pregnancy and birth in the body.
- Helps to rest, reduce stress.
- Cocoa butter contains many antioxidants that prevent the appearance of early signs of aging on the skin, because of the presence of phosphorus, iron, and calcium.
- It works to remove dead cells in the skin, protects the skin and keeps it from infections, pills, pimples, accumulated bacteria, and bacteria because of vitamin A in them.
- It works on moisturizing the lips, treating all the problems that are exposed to dryness, inflammation and other.
- Helps the hair restore luster and luster, and works to moisturize the hair, and get rid of dehydration and damage that occurs in the root.
- The scalp can be rubbed with cocoa butter by dissolving it and putting it on the head. It removes hair from the skin, nourishes hair follicle, strengthens hair, prevents hair loss, and protects it.