<P> The formula for pei pa koa was reportedly created by Dr. Ip Tin - See, a Qing Dynasty physician born about 1880 . Yang Jin, a county commander, asked Doctor Ip to treat his mother's persistent cough . They were so impressed that they created a factory to mass - produce it . In 1946, the Yang family sold the business to Tse Sui - Bong, a medicine practitioner, who founded the Nin Jiom Medicine Manufactory . The company was formally incorporated in 1962, and continue to manufacture and sell the product worldwide . </P> <P> Pei pa koa had annual sales of HK $350 million in 2014 . </P> <P> A study at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine published in a 1994 article, "Pharmacological studies of nin jion pei pa koa", states that Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa had significant cough relieving and sputum removing effects . In four acute or sub-acute inflammatory models, the anti-inflammatory effect was marked ..." </P> <P> Pei pa koa is made up of a blend of herbal ingredients including the fritillary bulb (Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae, 川 貝 母), loquat leaf (Eriobotrya japonica, 枇 鈀 葉), ladybell root (Adenophora stricta, 南沙 參), Indian bread (Wolfiporia extensa), 茯苓), pomelo peel (Citrus maxima, 化 橘紅), chinese bellflower root (Platycodon grandiflorum, 桔梗), pinellia rhizome (Pinellia ternata, 半 夏), Schisandra seed (Schisandra chinensis, 五味子), Trichosanthes seed (Trichosanthes cucumerina, 瓜 蔞 子), coltsfoot flower (Tussilago farfara, 款冬 花), thinleaf milkwort root (Polygala tenuifolia, 遠志), bitter apricot kernel (Prunus armeniaca, 苦 杏仁), fresh ginger (Zingiber officinale, 生 薑), licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 甘草), and menthol in a syrup and honey base . </P>

Nin jiom pei pa koa herbal loquat cough syrup