boheh sokah
‘coconut’ the juice
from
a
green +[young] coconut.
This water is sterile and, according to the medical personnel at Holy Family Hospital in Bongao, its pH value is such that it can be used for intravenous hydration which they have done successfully. It is also refreshing to drink,
and can be given to anyone, including the sick. Samals say it heals the kidneys. At a certain point in the coconut's maturation,
boheh sokah becomes effervescent. To drink it then is a delight.