Po Chai Pills

Po Chai Pills (zh-t|保濟丸; zh-s|保济丸; zh-p|bǎo jì wán) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine product made from several herbs formed into tiny pills about the size of buckshots. It is used as a remedy for the relief of indigestion, heartburn, vomiting, diarrohea, and bloating. It can also be used as a hangover prevention remedy.

Po Chai Pills were developed by Li Shiu Kei in Foshan, Guangdong in 1896. Following the Chinese Civil War, the Li family fled to Hong Kong and reestablished their company, Li Chung Shing Tong. However, their mainland property was nationalized. As a result there are now two manufacturers of Po Chai Pills:

*Li Chung Shing Tong (Holdings) Limited (李眾勝堂(集團)有限公司) in Hong Kong; and
*Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Company Limited (廣州王老吉葯業股份有限公司) in Guangzhou, China.

A mutual agreement between both parties has limited Wanglaoji's trademark rights to mainland China, while Li Chung Shing Tong has the rights to use the trademark in the rest of the world. The mainland manufacturer exports them from China as Curing Pills or Bao Ji Pills.

Ingredients

*Halloysitum I minera
*Rhizoma Atrach root
*Oryzae Satiae/sprout
*Herba menthae leave
*Selerotrum Porifungal
*Radix Puepariae root
*Herba Agastaches S leaves
*Excarpium Citri/tangerined red part
*Cortex magnoliae O. bark
*Masse Fermentata Neaven leave

External links

[http://www.pochaipills.com/ Po Chai Pills & Li Chung Shing Tong homepage] Dead link|date=January 2008