Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Semen Lodoiceae maldivicae
Latin name: 學名﹕	Lodoicea maldivica
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕	フタゴヤシ（双子椰子），ウミヤシ（海椰子）
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕	hoi dai yeh
Other Chinese Names: 別名﹕	fu ye zi 復椰子﹐(double coconut) hai ye zi 海椰子, (sea cocomut)， da shi lu 大实榈，(large seed palm) ju zi zong 巨籽棕 , (large seed palm)
Common Name: 外文名﹕	French: coco-de mer English: sea coconut, double coconut
Distribution: 產地﹕	Praslin and Curieuse islands of Seychelles. The sea coconut (hai di ye) sold in Guangdong today is not the African sea coconuts but are the fruit of sugar palm from Thailand and other south east Asian countries. The shape of sea coconuts (double coconut) is like two coconut joining together and its weight can reach 20 to 30 kilograms while the fruit of sugar palm are much smaller and do not join together. 復椰子原產非洲塞舌爾 國的兩個海島﹕ Praslin 與 Curieuse ﹐ 目前廣東市面上出售的乾的或的濕海底椰，是糖棕的果實，主要生長在 東南亞，属於熱帶植物﹐與非洲的 復椰子不同。復椰子形狀像兩顆椰子連在一起; 是世界最大的種子﹔ 重量可達20 ~ 30 公斤。糖棕的果實只是單顆生長的。
Properties  characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕
Channels  meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	lung 肺
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	Slices of Semen Lodoiceae maldivicae (African hai di ye) is being used in making soup for treating chronic cough and for arresting bleeding. 復椰子果肉煮湯飲服，有治療久咳和止血的功效。
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕
Dosage: 用量﹕	about 30 g
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	Folk recipe: For Chronic cough: hai di ye 30 g, xing ren 9 g, fresh ginger  2 slices, dry or fresh figs 6 pieces, chen pi 6 g, lean pork 1 kilo gram. Simmer for 4 hours to make into soup. 廣東民間常用方﹕ 治久咳嗽﹕海底椰 30 克﹐杏仁 9 克﹐ 生 薑 2  片﹐ 無花果6枚﹐陳皮 6 克﹐ 瘦肉2 公斤。慢火煮四小時﹐ 作湯。
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕
Cautions: 禁忌﹕	The sea coconut (hai di ye) sold in Hong Kong and Guangdong today is not the African sea coconuts but are the fruit of sugar palm from Thailand and other south east Asian countries. They can not be used as substitute. 目前香港與廣東市面上出售的乾的或的濕海底椰，是糖棕的果實，主要生長在 東南亞，與非洲的 復椰子不同。不能代替非洲海底椰。