University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering PhD candidate Changxu Sun holds up a small malva nut and a submerged one to demonstrate how much it swells in water. Sun is ...

Malva nuts, known in Chinese as the sore throat remedy Pangdahai, expand about eight times in volume and 20 times by weight in water. For comparison, rice swells by about three times by weight ...

Recent changes to California law have been aimed at giving the state greater and more centralized control over its water management. However, during droughts, the concentration of water rights in ...

The research doesn't rely on the rumored health benefits of the nuts—in China, they're known as the sore throat remedy Pangdahai (PDH)—but for their ability to swell in water. "You never saw ...

INVENTOR EYE Harvesting Water Lily Nuts for Nutrient-Rich Fox Nuts Posted: February 16, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 Unveil the dedication and precision involved in fox nut cultivation ...

The research doesn't rely on the rumored health benefits of the nuts – in China, they're known as the sore throat remedy Pangdahai (PDH) – but for their ability to swell in water. You never ...

Scientists at the University of Chicago have found a new use for an ingredient commonly found in herbal tea—malva nuts.

An curved arrow pointing right. Once popped, water lily seeds look just like popcorn. But a bag of these seeds, also known as fox nuts, will cost you much more: over $170 per kilogram. Farmers in ...

The research doesn't rely on the rumored health benefits of the nuts -- in China, they're known as the sore throat remedy Pangdahai (PDH) -- but for their ability to swell in water. "You never saw ...