Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.
The story of coconut water being similar to human blood plasma originated during World War II when British and Japanese patients were given coconut water intravenously in an emergency because saline was unavailable.Since then, this rehydration technique has been used only for short-term emergency situations in remote locations where plasma is not available.
Although substituting coconut water for saline is not recommended by physicians today.
