Herbal tea with kapok in it is one of the most popular herbal teas. Or directly boil water with kapok and a little sugar, which also has a good effect of eliminating dampness and detoxifying. Kapok not only has high ornamental value, but also has medicinal value in flowers, skins and roots. Dry cooking porridge or soup with kapok can detoxify, clear away heat, drive away cold and dehumidify; Boiled water with kapok bark also has the effects of clearing heat, diuresis and detoxification, and has obvious curative effect on chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, diarrhea and dysentery. ?
In addition, kapok has a wide range of uses, and its stamens are good fabric materials. The ancient book records that "the kapok tree is two or three feet high and cut into paulownia. In February and March, the flowers are both withered and the core is cotton. He wove it into a blanket, white as snow and extremely warm. " On the other hand, kapok is soft and can be used to make packaging boards, matchsticks, wooden boats, barrels and pots. , is also the raw material of papermaking.