胖大海，中药名。别名：大海、大海子、大洞果等，为梧桐科植物胖大海的干燥成熟种子。味甘，性寒。可用于肺热声哑，干咳无痰，咽喉干痛，热结便闭，头痛目赤，清热润肺，利咽开音，润肠通便。
使用注意：脾胃虚寒体质，风寒感冒引起的咳嗽、咽喉肿痛，肺阴虚导致的咳嗽，低血压、糖尿病患者，都不适于用胖大海。
Malva Nut Tree, the name of Chinese medicine. Aliases: Dahai, Dahaizi, Dadongguo, etc., are the dried and mature seeds of the parasolaceae plant Pterocarpus edulis. Sweet and cold in nature. It can be used for lung heat dumbness, dry cough without sputum, dry and sore throat, hot congestion, headache, red eyes, clearing heat and moisturizing lungs and throat, moistening intestines and laxative.
Cautions for use: Patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold constitution, cough caused by cold, sore throat, cough caused by deficiency of lung yin, hypotension, and diabetes are not suitable to consume Malva Nut Tree.
