Pang Da Hai (Sterculia lychnophora) — Dried Food-Herb Seed for Herbal Tea, 500g

Pang Da Hai (Sterculia lychnophora), also known as Malva Nut or Boat Sterculia Seed, is the dried mature seed of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Pàng Dà Hǎi (胖大海). For centuries it has been prized as a moistening, throat-soothing herb, used to ease dryness, cool the Lung, and support clear, comfortable vocal expression. Its nature is sweet, cool, and gently lubricating, making it a mild yet effective herb for moistening the throat and harmonizing the Lung channel.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional Lung-moistening food herb
• Whole dried Sterculia lychnophora seeds
• Selected long-fruit grade, 500g pack
• Swelling seed prized for throat-soothing teas
• Food-herb (药食同源) culinary ingredient

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully selected to preserve its oval, boat-like shape, dark brown shell, and clean, dry texture. When steeped in hot water, the seed swells into a soft, spongy, gelatinous mass that releases a mild, subtly sweet and neutral taste, yielding a gentle, slightly viscous infusion traditionally taken as a soothing tea.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea infusion
• Throat-soothing daily beverage
• Blended flower and herbal teas
• Seasonal dry-air nourishment
• Culinary decoction ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Pang Da Hai is steeped in hot water as a daily tea to moisten the throat and ease dryness, often paired with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, or licorice root. It is also simmered into gentle decoctions and seasonal beverages during dry autumn and winter months, and added to congee or sweet soups as a soothing food-herb ingredient.

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