Boat Sterculia

Nutty, wood and creamy. Very good, soothing.

Tastes like wood and is somewhat helpful for a sore throat. Worth a shot.

Almost tasteless, sweet, dry fruit skin. It blooms & swells over 3x. It is often drunk in karaoke places in Asia, usually with honey/brown sugar. Personally, I add licorice root + chrysanthemums.

Taste like sweet wet bark and helps clearing the throat

This brewed with other remedies so no tasting notes. I nearly lost my voice at one point, so I must say that this has helped my throat troubles and hoarseness experienced for the last two years.

Slightly sweet with an earthy hint. Great for soothing sore throat.

Earthy, metallic and sweet. Energizing.

Lightly earth and herbal flavor with a full and warming body.

Watching it swell up is quite weird. Earthy with light sweetness.

Good for throat. Also eating the gunge inside seed as discovered this is proven remedy for some gastric issues. Very happy with results and far less reliant on chemical remedies now!

So fun to watch! Not much taste (I've a cold) but warming body sensation

It was fun watching the seed swell up, it reminded me of medicine. I guess it's really supposed to. I haven't tried mixing it with anything. That would probably help, still, my throat feels better.

Very mild, sweet, slightly woody flavor. Seed turns into a big, amber, gelatinous mass in the water.

I like the pleasant and comforting brew that results from steeping the seeds. Does help with a bad cough and in general, it is a great drink to soothe a bad sore throat.

Light, sweet taste.

Metallic sharp taste. Really fresh and energising. I drank this once with green tea and it was actually delicious. Love watching the seed swell up too.

sweet bark

Light, sweet, slightly earthy taste contrasted with a surprisingly full body. It was fun watching the seeds swell up. They absorbed about half of the water I infused them in!