Cold medicine has been trusted by Vietnamese people for half a century
04.21.2022

Over 45 years of history, Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai has become a traditional medicine used by many generations of Vietnamese families.
Pharmacist Hy Van Lang - Former director of Yen Bai Pharmaceutical Company (Ypharco) still remembers vividly, in the 70s of the last century, he and his colleagues traveled throughout the northern mountains hunting for ancient remedies. " Cam Xuyen Huong". Full of 6 herbal flavors ( Ligusticum wallichii Franch, Angelica dahurica, Cyperus rotundus L, Cinnamomum cassia Presl, Zingiber officinale Rosc, Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch) and the life-saving secrets of famous highland doctors were recorded, prepared and summarized on the remedy Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai convenient pill form.
Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai is licensed by the Ministry of Health as a traditional remedy for runny nose, sneezing, headache, flu, and cold for both children and adults. The drug is so popular that it resonates beyond the boundary of Yen Bai, becoming the pride of the Northwest provinces, and has been trusted by many generations of Vietnamese for 45 years. Many families with young children understand the origin and long history, still buy 3-5 boxes in reserve in the family medicine cabinet to use gradually when the weather changes, to avoid overusing antibiotics.
Nearly half a century of affirming the effectiveness, the market now appears many drugs also take the name Cam Xuyen Huong. However, pharmacist Lang revealed that Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai has a difference in raw materials, the origin of precious herbs, processing and preparation know-how. Those are the millennial quintessence that Ypharco inherited from the famous doctors in the highlands, researched and preserved for the past 45 years.

Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai was originally only available in tablet form, bitter taste, used for adults and children, only the dosage was different. In 2004, the company switched to hard capsule dosage form, then added a syrup for children, then a bath powder for prevention and treatment of colds and flu.
In 2012, the form of nuggets was divided into convenient small packages of 2g, delicious, sweet and easy to drink. Newly produced for children from 6 months and older. The form of nuggets can be chewed in the mouth or dissolved in water, easy to steam. It should work faster and treat the root cause of the disease.
According to a Ypharco representative, the completely new packaging has just been registered for circulation in early January 2019 this year. All 6 medicinal herbs are selected from clean ingredients, without preservatives, prepared and packed in 3-layer PE bags according to modern production lines that meet the "Good Manufacturing Practices" standard of the World Health Organization. (WHO-GMP). This is the first factory of 14 northern midland and mountainous provinces to meet this standard. Thanks to that, the shelf life is up to 3 years, instead of 2 years like other dosage forms.
On the product's packaging, the manufacturer also devotes himself to giving advice on the correct use of the drug after 45 years of clinical experience. That is, after taking the medicine, a small bowl of hot onion porridge should be eaten to increase the effectiveness of the treatment. Avoid eating seafood, other foods and medicines with cold properties to help the disease heal quickly.
Yen Bai is endowed with favorable terrain, mild climate, extremely favorable for the development of rare and precious oriental medicinal herbs from ancient times. However, the success of Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai up to the present time is due to a team of experienced professionals dedicated to researching and preserving the famous traditional medicine of the Northwest. Through many ups and downs competing with the wave of Western medicines, this oriental medicine is still popular today.
There are few traditional herbal remedies that have been prepared, preserved and trusted for half a century like Cam Xuyen Huong Yen Bai Currently, this is the oldest traditional cold medicine of Yen Bai Pharmaceutical, accounting for a large market share, as well as being honored to receive many noble awards such as "Safe pharmaceuticals for quality of life", "Medals" Gold" at Medipharm Expo...