Chuanbei loquat cream is the syrup we drink when we have a cold and cough. Recently, with the outbreak of global influenza, Chuanbei loquat cream has become popular overseas.
Recently, a number of media reprinted the Wall Street Journal reported that due to the outbreak of influenza, the honey refining Chuanbei loquat cream, which is called "herbal supplement of honey and loquat" by the Americans, suddenly became popular. Many people said its magical effect, and the highest price of the drug on Amazon reached 85.58 US dollars!
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According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, in the third week of 2018 alone, 4064 people died of influenza and pneumonia in the United States, accounting for about 10% of the total deaths in the same period. The death toll is expected to rise as the flu epidemic continues to rise. Under the anxiety of influenza, New Yorkers who are keen to discover and share new recipes for treatment began to pass on a cough medicine from Hong Kong, China - Honey refining Chuanbei loquat cream.
In February this year, the Wall Street Journal published a report that directly pushed Chuanbei loquat cream to the US hot search. Alex schweder, a professor and architect at Pratt, the world's ninth largest art school, coughed for more than a week and began to work 15 minutes after taking loquat cream, the report said.
Chen Wei, the owner of Zhujiang department store in New York, also mentioned that suddenly everyone was talking about loquat cream, which many white people came to look for.
A reporter from the Beijing News found that the loquat cream sold for $7 per bottle in the offline drugstore, while it was purchased on behalf of Amazon with a maximum price of $85.58. Many businesses also mark a reminder that they don't have a lot of goods in stock and want to buy them quickly. However, the price of loquat cream is out of the question and there is no sales record.
In China, recently, the reporter of Beijing News visited jundetang, wanghetang and jiashitang drugstores in Beijing, and found no hot sale of Chuanbei loquat cream. Later, the reporter of Beijing News bought the medicine for coughing. After the staff of drugstore inquired about the symptoms in detail, they did not directly recommend Chuanbei Pipa cream, but other drugs with similar efficacy. The staff of the above pharmacies all said that Chuanbei Pipa cream could not cure the disease and could only play an auxiliary role in relieving cough.
In fact, according to the report, this loquat cream is introduced into the U.S. market as a herbal dietary supplement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that consumers communicate with medical service providers before taking such supplements, and be alert to the exaggerated publicity of such products. However, FDA has no right to review the safety and effectiveness of the supplements.
At the time of the outbreak of influenza, loquat cream was popular in the United States, which also caused the concern of American medical experts. According to Dr Keith Brenner, a pulmonary medicine expert at Columbia University Medical Center at Presbyterian Hospital in New York, taking herbal supplements can pose health risks, including over-the-counter or over-the-counter use of drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported. People who use these herbal supplements may not even disclose this information to doctors, which could be a risk.
In the case of influenza, the most critical moment to pay attention to is the time of virus infection, Dr. Brenner reminded, because if Tamiflu and other antiviral drugs are effective, they need to be taken within the first 48 hours. If herbal medicine is the first line of defense, this window period will be lost, especially if someone has other medical problems, then the influenza virus will lead to hospitalization or even more terrible risk of death.
It is understood that the main ingredients of loquat cream are Fritillaria sichuanensis, bitter almond, pinellia and other traditional Chinese medicines. Fritillaria sichuanensis and apricot kernel have the effect of relieving cough, resolving phlegm and moistening lung, which can relieve the symptoms of sore throat, dry cough and phlegm caused by slight cold. In western medicine, influenza is caused by virus, which is different from common cold, often accompanied by complications, the most common is upper respiratory tract infection, acute bronchitis, pneumonia and so on. For influenza, antiviral drugs must be used, and corresponding drugs should be taken for complications.
At the same time, it is also reminded that the loquat cream, as a Chinese patent medicine, is very important to use according to the specific disease conditions. It is recommended to follow the doctor's instructions and use it in detail with reference to the product manual. For those who have been plagued by influenza, it is also recommended to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Zhou Xiumei, director of the respiratory department of Beijing Fengtai Hospital, also reminded that it is necessary to judge the severity of influenza patients first, so as to carry out selective medication. If the symptoms of influenza patients are mild and there are no other complications, antiviral drugs can be avoided, and some Chinese patent medicines can be selected, such as Lianhua Qingwen. However, for patients with bronchitis and upper respiratory tract infection, some mild Chinese patent medicines such as Chuanbei Pipa cream can be added on the basis of Western medicine, which will help to recover quickly.
Taking cough medicine may aggravate the disease
Many people like to use Chuanbei loquat cream when they have a cold and cough. There are even reports that some people in the United States use Chuanbei loquat cream to spread sandwiches and make cocktails.
To this end, Li Yushuang, director of traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Department of Qinglongqiao community health service center in Haidian District, Beijing, reminded that Chuanbei Pipa cream can resolve phlegm, relieve cough, clear heat and benefit pharynx, and mainly treat lung heat, phlegm heat, dry pharynx and itchy pharynx. However, its cold and cold properties can only be used for heat and venereal diseases. It has no obvious effect on the cold and cold phlegm cold and cough with runny nose and cold fear at the beginning, and may lead to the aggravation of symptoms. At the same time, Chuanbei loquat cream contains Pinellia ternate, which is not suitable for long-term and large-scale use, otherwise it will lead to the cold of the spleen and stomach. It is not suitable for people with deficiency of spleen and stomach.
In addition, the opposite medicine should be taboo between Chinese patent medicine and decoction medicine. For example, Pinellia ternate and Aconitum drugs are the opposite, they will react, leading to some problems in the digestive system and nervous system. Many traditional Chinese medicine / proprietary Chinese medicine for the treatment of arthropathy contain Aconitum. In addition, we should also pay attention to the similar components in different traditional Chinese medicine / Chinese patent medicine, otherwise it may lead to the enhancement of the synergistic effect of traditional Chinese medicine, which is equivalent to the overuse of drugs.
There are also cough medicine, such as a brand of powerful loquat dew, some people worry about long-term addiction. In response, Li Yushuang said, the drug will not be addicted to a short time, and few people will take such antitussive drugs for a long time. 'if taken for a long time, there is still a risk of drug addiction. If the cough does not stop for two weeks, further examination should be considered to eliminate the possibility of other diseases.
Tong Haiyan, chief physician of traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Beijing Fengtai Hospital, reminded that the following groups of people should be cautious when using honey refined Chuanbei Pipa cream:
1. Diabetic patients. Honey refining Chuanbei loquat cream contains honey, which may cause the blood sugar to rise, and it is forbidden for diabetic patients.
2. Those allergic to Chuanbei and loquat should not take it.
3. The medicine is cold, pregnant women and weak people should take it carefully.
4. When children take the medicine, the dosage should be reduced to half of that for adults, and it should be taken under the guidance of doctors or under the supervision of adults.