A Rational View on the Popularity of “Pei Pa Koa” in the United States

In late winter and early spring, the global flu pandemic met New Yorkers. This is arguably the worst flu outbreak in the United States in a decade. Many people have fallen ill, including 114 children who have died. In this epidemic, the accident of holding red “Kyoto Nin Jiat Loqua Pei Pa Koa” in our common can not be common medicine. America, everybody’s talking about it, everybody’s chasing it, everybody’s trying to get over the flu with it. Americans are not so much using Pei Pa Koa to overcome the flu as they are using it to overcome flu panic, which is similar to the rush to buy Isatipa Koa when there was a flu epidemic in China.

This 300ml bottle of ordinary cough medicine, which retails for 49.8 yuan in domestic pharmacies, has received high praise in the United States and become the “miracle medicine of China”. The price has been raised from 7 dollars to 70 dollars, which is equivalent to 440 yuan a bottle. What’s more interesting is that Hollywood has also recommended it. In the United States and New York, Pei Pa Koa has become more than a medicine. It has gradually become a popular fashion, and even Hollywood hipsters have made a cocktail with it.

Meanwhile, the U.S. medical community has expressed concern over the rapid rise in popularity of the herbal remedy. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the first to advise consumers to talk to their doctors before taking herbal supplements, and to be wary of products that overstate the benefits of herbal supplements, with a hint of the “Chuanbei cream”. The New York State health commissioner has also said publicly that people with flu symptoms should first see a doctor, who can decide on medication. Some U.S. clinical experts also say that herbal supplements may pose significant safety concerns, such as interactions with Western medicines.

When western medicine talks about Chinese medicine, it is always difficult to speak clearly and distinctly. There is a reason for everything in the world, we should rationally look at the “Chuanbei batch paste” this “popular” event.

The ingredients of Nin Jiom Honey Refined Pei Pa Koa Ointment are Chuan Bei Mo, Lo Pa Pa Ye, Nan Sha Shen, Fu Ling, Hua Xiang Hong, Radix Platycodon, Fa Han Xia, Wu Wei Zi, Gua Gua Zi, Xiang Dong Hua, Yuan Zhi, Bitter Almond, Ginger, Licorice, Almond Water and Menthol. Among them, Chuan Bai Mu clears heat and phlegm, moistens phlegm, and relieves cough, Gua Gua Zi clears heat, cleanses phlegm, and moistens dryness, and helps Bai Mu moisten the lung and clears heat and phlegm. It is elaborated on in the “Heart of Medicine” by Cheng Guopeng of the Qing Dynasty that dry phlegm is astringent and difficult to get out, mostly arising from the lung, and that if the lung is dry, it should be moistened, with Bayberry Guahuo San. Loquat leaves lower the Qi and stops the cough. Fu Ling strengthens the spleen and permeates dampness, and Hua Orange Red regulates Qi and dissolves phlegm.

Chinese medicine believes that phlegm is caused by dampness, which comes from the spleen, and that phlegm tends to block the qi flow, therefore, Poria cocos and Hualuang Hong are commonly used in pairs to dispel phlegm. Southern ginseng nourishes Yin and clears the lung, relieving hoarseness. Radix Platycodon grandiflorus dissolves phlegm and sharpens the pharynx, opens up the lung qi, and draws the medicine into the lung meridian, making it an oar product. Peppermint’s brain dispels wind and promotes the pharynx. Together with the rest of the medicines to stop cough and phlegm and calm asthma, they work together to moisten the lung and resolve phlegm, stop cough and calm asthma, generate fluid and tonify Qi and regulate the heart, and lower fire. It can be used for coughing with wind, thick phlegm, phlegm and asthma, dry and itchy throat, and hoarseness.

In a word, the effect of Pei Pa Koa is to relieve cough and phlegm. It can be used to treat and relieve the cough caused by the cold, but it can not cure the flu or even the common cold, let alone prevent the cold.

Is “Chuan Pei Pa Koa” effective for cough caused by any cold?

Americans are amateurs at this point. As early as 2002 in the Guiding Principles for Clinical Research on New Chinese Medicine, our country divided the cold into four types: lung Wei syndrome of evil, lung heat obstructing syndrome, evil poison insinuating syndrome, and external evil dampness syndrome. The Chinese medicine section of the Ministry of Health’s Diagnosis and Treatment Plan for Influenza A (H1N1) (2010 edition) also divides influenza into four types: mild, severe, critical, and convalescent. Mild cases can be divided into two types: wind-heat attacking Wei and heat poisoning attacking the lung. Severe cases are divided into two types: heat-toxic yong lung and heat-toxic closing lung. Simply put, it is the external wind, heat, and dampness, from the surface into the inside, step by step. Traditional Chinese medicine classifies influenza-like cases as “febrile disease”, “current cold” and “respiratory fever”, but there is no unified discussion.

The theory of traditional Chinese medicine is extensive, not to mention the American people, but also the Chinese people see the clouds in the fog. Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa is an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, which means patients can buy it directly from pharmacies without a doctor’s prescription. In other words, it is relatively safe. So how can patients tell if they’re taking the right medicine? Of course, you should see the symptoms, such as cold cough, no phlegm or phlegm, dry throat, hoarseness, you can choose.

5 Tips for Taking “Chuan Pei Pa Koa”

First of all, diabetes patients are prohibited. Because its ingredients contain honey, maltose, and syrup components, may cause blood sugar to rise and aggravate the condition. Secondly, people with cold and wind are prohibited, that is, phlegm, mucus, and other clear and thin people are prohibited. Third, because the product contains Chuanbei, can not be taken with aconitum traditional Chinese medicine, because of the property of the drug. In addition, the method in the Pei Pa Koa Pinellia, bitter almonds has small poison, not long-term, overdose. In addition, if symptoms do not improve or even worsen after a week of taking cough medications, you should stop taking them immediately and seek medical attention in time.

Pei Pa Koa is indeed a good cough medicine, but it is not the “magic medicine” that the American people say. Hollywood celebrities are also asking “Chinese people” to take the syrup as a common medicine. Arrogant Americans finally show their ignorance in front of traditional Chinese medicine.

What I want to talk about is still the professional theory of rational drug use and safe drug use. Common drug use also has great knowledge. It is a drug that divides poison into three parts, and Chinese medicine is no exception. Although its ingredients are mild and safety seems to be high, at present, due to the unknown adverse reactions, more careful selection should be made before taking Chinese medicine, and long-term use should not be recommended. There is no such thing as “miracle medicine” in the world. The clinical effect is remarkable. Only when the adverse reactions are known and controllable is the king of reasonable and safe drug use.