Side effects of Boat-fruited Sterculia: Boat-fruited Sterculia is sweet and cold in nature, and has the effects of opening lung qi, clearing lung heat, relaxing bowels, relieving sore throat and detoxifying, etc., especially suitable for "opening sound to treat darkness". Clinically, it is often used to treat hoarseness caused by sudden hoarseness accompanied by cough, thirst, sore throat or loud call. Because of this, some people regard boat-fruited Sterculia as a specific medicine to treat hoarseness, and even take it as a health drink for a long time. Doing so often backfires, causing many adverse reactions, such as spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, loose stool, reduced diet, abdominal distention and discomfort, and even weight loss. Boat-fruited Sterculia is also toxic. Although Boat-fruited Sterculia can be used as both medicine and food, after all, it is "three-point poison of medicine". Drinking Boat-fruited Sterculia for a long time without distinguishing the cause and constitution will be harmful to health. Boat-fruited Sterculia is not the same as lily, lotus seed and adzuki bean, and belongs to pure Chinese medicine. After drinking, it is necessary to excrete its toxicity through the kidney and liver. If it is drunk for a long time, it will bring a burden to the kidney and liver system. Modern pharmacological studies have confirmed that boat-fruited Sterculia is cold, which can promote small intestine peristalsis and produce gentle purgation. However, long-term and excessive drinking of boat-fruited Sterculia water will cause weakness of the spleen and stomach, leading to side effects such as diarrhea, loss of diet, chest tightness and weight loss. People with a bad stomach will be more obvious. For patients with diarrhea, if they take boat-fruited Sterculia for a long time, their condition will be further aggravated. There are also many allergic reactions caused by it, such as itchy skin, edema of lips, dizziness, palpitation and nausea, which can seriously endanger life.