Sterculia scaphigera

taxobox
name = "Sterculia scaphigera"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
genus = "Sterculia"
species = "S. scaphigera"
binomial = "Sterculia scaphigera"
binomial_authority = Wall.|

"Sterculia scaphigera" is a deciduous tropical nut-bearing tree of genus "Sterculia". Seeds of this plant are known as "Pang Da Hai" in Chinese-speaking countries and are used as herbal remedies in Indonesian and Chinese medicine. Beverages brewed from "S. scaphigera" seeds have the consistency of weak tea or higher, and are often drunk together with the boiled pulp of the seed. They are traditionally taken as a restorative to treat loss of the voice from the common cold, flu, and laryngitis.