Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa
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King-to Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa (Template:Zh), commonly known as Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa or simply Nin Jiom Herbal Cough Syrup, is a traditional Chinese natural herbal remedy used for the relief of sore throat, coughs, hoarseness and aphonia. It is a throat demulcent and expectorant.
Name
The name is mostly in Cantonese. In the name of the company, king-to (Template:Zh) means "capital", referring to Beijing, and nin jiom (Template:Zh) means "in memory of my mother";[1] hence, it stresses the important virtue of filial piety. In Pei Pa Koa, the Pei Pa (Template:Zh) is Cantonese for "loquat", while Koa (Template:Zh) is likely Hokkien for "syrup".
The product is marketed under the brand name Cap Ibu dan Anak (Malay for "Mother and Son Brand", referring to the brand's logo) in Malaysia,[2] Singapore and Indonesia, also acronymed as OBIDA (as in Obat Batuk Ibu dan Anak) in the latter country.[3]
History
The formula for pei pa koa was reportedly created by Dr. Ip Tin-See, a Qing dynasty physician born in 1680.[4][5] Yang Chin, a county commander, asked Doctor Ip to treat his mother's persistent cough.[6]Template:Rp They were so impressed that they created a factory to mass-produce it.[1] In 1946, the Yang family sold the business to Tse Sui-Bong, a medicine practitioner, who founded the Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory.[6]Template:Rp The company was formally incorporated in 1962, and continue to manufacture and sell the product worldwide.[7] The headquarters of the company is located in Hong Kong and Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Availability and marketing of the product expanded in the 1980s, and today it is easily found in North America, most often in Chinese groceries and herbal stores.[8]
Pei pa koa had annual sales of HK$350 million in 2014.[1]
Effectiveness
A China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine study published in a 1994 article, Pharmacological studies of nin jion pei pa koa, states that the syrup had significant cough-relieving and sputum-removing effects. In four acute or sub-acute inflammatory models, the anti-inflammatory effect was marked.[9]
Composition
Pei pa koa is made up of a blend of herbal ingredients[10] including the fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, Script error: No such module "Lang".), loquat leaf (Eriobotrya japonica, Script error: No such module "Lang".), fourleaf ladybell root (Adenophora tetraphylla, Script error: No such module "Lang".), Indian bread (Wolfiporia extensa, Script error: No such module "Lang".), pomelo peel (Citrus maxima, Script error: No such module "Lang".), chinese bellflower root (Platycodon grandiflorum, Script error: No such module "Lang".), pinellia rhizome (Pinellia ternata, Script error: No such module "Lang".), Schisandra seed (Schisandra chinensis, Script error: No such module "Lang".), Trichosanthes seed (Trichosanthes kirilowii, Script error: No such module "Lang".), coltsfoot flower (Tussilago farfara, Script error: No such module "Lang".), Thinleaf Milkwort root (Polygala tenuifolia, Script error: No such module "Lang".), bitter apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca, Script error: No such module "Lang".), fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale, Script error: No such module "Lang".), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Script error: No such module "Lang".),[11] and menthol in a syrup and honey base.
See also
References
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- ↑ Malaysian Business, Issues 1-6. New Straits Times Press (Malaysia), 1997. p.32
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- ↑ Ali F. Farhoomand, (2005). Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship in Hong Kong: A Casebook. Hong Kong University Press. Template:ISBN. p.48
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- ↑ Li, Z. L., Dai, B. Q., Liang, A. H., Li, G. Q., Yang, Q., & Xue, B. Y. (1994). Pharmacological studies of nin jion pei pa koa. China journal of Chinese materia medica (Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi), 19(6), 362-5.
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