Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa
Pei Pa Koa (Chinese枇杷 膏, Pípágāo Pinyin, Cantonese peih -pah - gou ) means Loquat Syrup and is a herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine and is used to treat pharyngitis, cough, and hoarseness. It acts as an expectorant and soothing to the throat by a movie that attaches to the mucosa.
History
The formulation of Pei Pa Koa is originally from Ye Tian- Shi (叶天士), a physician of the Qing Dynasty. Yang Xiao- Lian, a provincial commander asked Ye to take care of his mother's cough. Yang was so impressed by the effect of the Pi Pa Kao, that he built a factory for mass production. Later, the Yang family sold their family business in Tse Sui Bong, a drug expert. 1962 could be the Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory enroll as a public company. Pei Pa Koa is produced, among others, of the Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory Limited in Hong Kong and distributed with an annual turnover of USD 45 million worldwide.
Importance
The syrup is also known as King -to Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa ® (Chinese京都 念慈 庵 川贝 枇杷 膏, Pinyin JingDu Niàncíānchuānbèi Pípágāo, Cantonese Ching Dou Nihm -chih - ām - CHYUN - bui peih -pah - gou ) or as Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa ® known. The name component "King -to" means capital, which stands for Beijing, and " Nin Jiom " means " in memory of the mother."
Effect
The results of a study by the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine was published in an article entitled " Pharmacological studies of nin jion pei pa koa " 1994. It was said that Pei Pa Kao is very effective against cough, sputum and asthma in vivo and in vitro.
Ingredients
Pei Pa Koa is composed of herbs such as among others the Fritillariazwiebel (川贝), the loquat (枇杷叶/枇杷叶, Pípáyè ), the balloon flower and coltsfoot together with mint and honey for a better and more pleasant taste. In addition, there is a special recipe with the special effect of ginseng.
In 2006 it was taken off the market due to the toxic ingredient formaldehyde Pei Pa Kao from Philippine ' Bureau of Food and Drugs. " After a few months, but was released after all traces of formaldehyde had been removed in the new product line.