A)Yes,because observers found that the aroma was similar to coconut oil.It was imported from Nepal to Egypt and was used as folk medicine.(i dont even know how that is possible)hope this helps
The fastest way to communicate across continents in the 1500s was by ship. If you wanted to bring a certain message across a continent than there was no faster way than actually sending it on a ship and waiting for the ship to arrive safely to the other continent.