I welcomed New Year 2025 with flu, sore throat and cough. It has been 10 days, no more runny nose, sore throat but the cough comes on and off. It will be bad at night time. I went to the clinic, the doctor said it was due to possible sinus or acid reflux. Acid reflux is possible for me but not the sinus because I don't have sinus at the first place. My health conditions is improving compare to 10 days ago.
Over the 10 days, I tried few remedies possible. On the early stage, I took the covid-19 TCM medication Lianhua Qingwen during the day and Panadol Optizorb at night time. I also loaded my body will bottles of oxygenated water. For the last 3 days, I took Pei Pa Koa.
For those who are not familiar with Pei Pa Kao, Pei Pa Kao is TCM (Traditional Chinese Medication) herbal syrup which is any Asian house would have in stock. It's known for the soothing effects on the throat and respiratory system. If you are looking for remedies to soothes sore throats, cough reliefs, you can try out Pei Pa Kao.
What is the ingredients in Pei Pa Kao?
In general, Pei Pa Kao is a blend of herbs, honey, loquat fruit which providing natural relief without synthetic medications.
At first I took the usual Nin Jiom Pei Pa Kao from Ibu dan Anak brand, but then found Pei Pa Kao with Tiger Milk Mushroom incorporated as part of the ingredients.
The brand , I found for such herbal remedy is Tigerus. Tigerus Pei Pa Kao formulated with 11 natural herbs including Lignosus Rhinocerus (Tiger Milk Mushroom), Cordyceps Sinensis, and Chuanbei. Compare to Nin Jiom Pei Pa Kao from Ibu dan Anak brand, which the texture is thick and taste sweet, the Tigerus Pei Pa Kao is less thick and not overly sweet. One bonus, Tigerus Pei Pa Kao comes in convenient sachet too.
Back to why Tiger Milk Mushroom ingredients attract me to try Tigerus Pei Pa Kao. I saw one comment in TikTok from one lady who recovered from the long ordeal of coughing after taking some supplements with Tiger Milk Mushroom as part of the ingredients. She doesn't disclosed which brand and what remedy she took but she just said take anything with Tiger Milk Mushroom in it. I did some online research, Tiger Milk Mushroom have a lot of benefits to shout out. It does helps in respiratory health such as improve the lung function and reduce symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath and even sinusitis. Moreover, research shows it can boost the immune systems body's defenses. Other than that, this particular herbs also can helps people with allergies and ease breathing. One point that make Tiger Milk Mushroom interesting is it have relaxing properties which help to promote good sleep.
I was at day 2 consume Tigerus Pei Pa Kao when writing this post. My cough is reducing a lot and less itchiness on the the throat. As for sleep, not really sure about that. You can try Tigerus Pei Pa Kao if you are currently have a long ordeal cough which is really annoying. I understand your pain! Hopefully, you can recover soon. No harm trying out Pei Pa Kao. Who knows this suits you better. It does helps me.