Lo Han Kuo, Helps Relieve A Sore Throat

I knew Lo Han Kuo a year ago. When I was with a friend. In a small shop we stopped and bought bread. At that time my friend bought Lo Han Kuo. The form of it is small boxes, wrappings green paper packaging. In one small box there are two shaped boxes of Lo Han Kuo. Lo Han Kuo sold freely in Indonesia and does not require a prescription from a doctor to buy them.

Luo Han Kuo Fruit or Momordica Grosvenori Swingla came from mainland China and has been used for hundreds years ago, in there Luo Han Kuo fruit known as the longevity fruit. The fruit has a sweetness 300 times sweeter than sugar but contains no calories, so the fruit is very good for treating diabetes and obesity. The main component of Lo Han Kuo fruit is Triterpenoid Glycosides that cause this fruit has a natural sweetness, amino acids as a source of protein, and vitamin C.

Lots efficacy of Luo Han Kuo like to treat heartburn, ulcers, sore throat, cough, diabetes and obesity. In addition to the efficacy of the above, the new research conducted by the Yamagata University in Japan said Luo Han Kuo possess antioxidant that is very good for the fight against cancer and get rid of toxins in the body, against the virus that causes herpes, and increase endurance. Until now there has been found a negative impact of Lou Han Kuo, and American health authorities (FDA) categorize Lou Han Kuo is safe to consume with no specific limitation.

Lo Han Kuo odor similar to the smell of herbs and very distinctive. Lo Han Kuo color is dark brown with grains such as sand compressed and formed into a shaped box. To drink it, opens packaging paper box. Then take the Lo Han Kuo-shaped small box. Open the plastic wrap and insert it into the glass. Pour warm water into it. And stir for approximately 3 minutes. This little shaped box of Lo Han Kuo will dissolve immediately in warm water. Although there are deposits of insoluble and hovered in the solution. Lo Han Kuo flavor is brewed warm water that is slightly sweet and slightly warm as it contains ginger. Although it does not smell of ginger.

Lo Han Kuo can be chewed in the mouth like candy. The taste is less sweet and no bitter taste, there are only a taste of a little heat. But after all the Lo Han Kuo is swallowed, there is a bad taste in the throat. To help it, can be done by drink water as needed.

After one year, I saw Lo Han Kuo in the other mini market. This time, the apprentice is different and more modern packaging. The packaging is green box, and inside there are four sachets. The Manufacturer was different also, which is Bintang Toedjoe Company. This company is a manufacturer of herbal medicines in Indonesia.

At the front of the packaging, there is a cup image and a fruit of Lo Han Kuo image. Underneath was a small Lo Han Kuo image, pelargonium plants image, and 4 stick pack images. Registration number indicated is TR 142 267 181. Inside the box contains four small sachets or stick packs each weighing 7 grams. in the Bottom right corner there is the symbol of the Kalbe company. Kalbe is a large group company that produces food and medicine in Indonesia. At the top of the packaging there is an inscription "Komix Lo Han Kuo+ Helps relieve a sore throat" in Bahasa Indonesia. At the top left corner there is the symbol of herbs.

At the top of the packaging, there is written "Komix Lo Han Kuo+ Helps relieve a sore throat” again, “Help relieve heartburn symptoms with a cough and helps relieve throat" in Bahasa Indonesia. At the bottom of the packaging, there is a production code and expire date. Also production date. Only the month and year of the expire date and the production date.

At the edge of the packaging there is an inscription “Komix Lo Han Kuo+ Helps relieve throat” again, underneath the words “Komix Lo Han Kuo+ is an herbal drink containing fruit Lo Han Kuo (fruit from mainland China since the first in trust for the throat). Komix Lo Han Kuo+ is beneficial to relieve heartburn, relief throat, and cough” in Bahasa Indonesia. Below that there is the composition of each stick pack (7 grams) contains Lo Han Kuo (Grosvenori fructus momordica extract) 150 mg, pelargonium (pelargonium sidoides radix extract) 30 mg, Honey (Mei depuratum) 500mg. The suggestion to consume it is for adults 3 x 1 stick pack per day.

At the other edge of packaging, there is writing “Komix Lo Han Kuo+ Helps relieve a sore throat”. Underneath was a picture of serving suggestion which is dissolved 1 stick pack with 200 ml of warm water. Underneath is a net weight of 28 grams (4 stick pack @ 7gram). Underneath there is storage instructions, store at temperatures below 30 degrees Celsius, do not need to be stored in the refrigerator. Then there is the Bintang Toedjoe Company logos in address Jakarta - Indonesia as a manufacturer. At the bottom there is a barcode.

In the plastic packaging stick pack, all the information in the packaging box rewritten again. To unpack the stick pack is very easy, tear out the half small circle at the end of the packaging. To open the packaging is not required scissors.

Lo Han Kuo powder color in stick pack or sachet pack is the dark brown same as with the Lo Han Kuo shaped box. It's like instant drinks. I tried to dissolve in cold water, it can also soluble, although still a deposits were floating in the solution. The smell is typical beverage Lo Han Kuo. And these drinks taste slightly sweet, but not as bitter as herbs. Aftertaste after drinking Lo Han Kuo is that there is a sense of Lo Han Kuo left in the mouth and it lasted for 15 minutes. When the throat aches because of flu or anything, Lo Han Kuo could be one alternative to help relieve the pain.