Cartoons, a White Rabbit and Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, Isaan Thailand.

Out in the lounge room we set up one of our laptops for Nong Ja to watch her cartoons on. She would drive us nuts wanting to watch her shows. We have DVDS of Postman Pat, Scooby Doo, Play School, Bananas in Pyjamas and so on. The list is pretty endless.

We put a blanket down and a few cushions and she props herself up for an hour or so. Our rabbit Cola, he has really taken to the blanket and will sit next to Ja for hours. Ja is always kissing him and giving him a pet and he is just so relaxed. Even when Ja seems to be a little rough he just sits next to her happily.

Here I am being told to be quiet; maybe I was scaring Cola trying to get Ja to look at the camera and not Cola.

Ja and her best friend together on their blanket. Cola isn’t impressed as we put it away each night and he cannot sleep on it but he does have his own in his own room. I think he just like the company.

For the last month or so I have been getting a consistent cough, I went to the doctor at the hospital the first time and after checking everything he prescribed the usual amoxicillin and a few other tablets that were all related to clearing the infection and phlegm.

After the course ran out, about 4 days I was back to normal but about a week later it returned. So I went to my local pharmacy, the lady is lovely and I took what the doctor had given me and I was again loaded up with another course of drugs. Again after taking the course I was again feeling normal.

Then it came back again, I thought I would just try cough lollies and some good old cough syrup. After a few days again all seemed back to normal.

Then about 5 days ago it came back again, I thought I would just beat the bastard by being a stubborn prick, it didn’t work. Two days ago my throat was sore and itchy and a constant cough was driving me nuts. So the next evening I gave in and ventured to my pharmacy again.

She has a range of Chinese herbal medicines, I had tried everything else so I thought why not give it a go, if it doesn’t work I go back to the hospital and get a battery of tests done.

So I was given a cough syrup called Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa, it is thick like a honey or molasses and very sweet. When I first tried to pour it onto the spoon it slowly seeped out just like honey from a jar. I was a little worried but threw it down the throat.

I did Google it when I first got home, no red cards came up other than not giving it to young children or pregnant women consulting doctors. The ingredients were interesting and I Googled them to see what the hell they were.

Things like Semen Thrichosanthis or Snakegourd Seed; which is a seed that comes from a fruit and is washed and dried. To help with relief of Phlegm

Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae; are bulbs from the plant Fritillaria cirrhosa. Used to Clearing away heat and moistening the lung; relieving cough and reducing sputum.

And on and on the list goes, I actually had fun looking at the plants that were used to make this natural medicine.

Anyway, in 24hrs things are looking very rosy, I was very sceptical but the irritations gone and I have coughed up some good wads of phlegm. I am actually looking forward to a goodnights sleep, which I must go to bed as I have work tomorrow after two weeks holiday.

We will see how it is all in another few days, but right now I am giving the Chinese natural remedy Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa a big thumbs up. Has anyone else ever used it? How did you find it?

Brunty