Malva nut - Scaphium lychnophorum (Hance) Kost. (Sterculia lychnophora Hance), belonging to Trom-Sterculiaceae. 
Description: Tree to 20-25m high or more; branch angle, while young have reddish hair, then smooth on. Leaves are concentrated in the top branches; plates to 10-20cm long, 6-12cm wide, usually leaves at least 3 lobes young, bright silver, not hairy; 10-30cm long petioles. Small States. 1-5 Capsule with modern high performance 10-15cm (up to 24cm) red on the outside surface of the green, thin shells. Seeds with your fingers or elongated oval 2.5-3.5 cm, 1.2 to 2.5 cm wide, pale red, attached at the base of the fruit.
Chemical composition: Malva nut includes two parts, who account for about 35% and 65% shell. In human fat (2.98%), starch and sterculin, bassorin. In shell about 1% fat, 59% bassorin, mucilage and tannin. Section sugar particles consisting mainly of galactose, and pentose arabinose.
Sophisticated effects: sweet, light, welding; waste heat effect bar, benefit most weak, the radio communication facilities.
Application: Treat heat, hot music fever, dry cough, sore throat, toothache, sore red eyes, injured workers drew blood, bowel bleeding, blood blisters hot foot.
Malva nut is considered a tonic cool, add new services or users can always use more, not harmful. Can be used daily for a couple of seeds into a glass of hot water to soak the seeds bloom once and then add enough sugar in soft drinks and beverages except for heat illnesses, intestinal pain and treat diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
