Kota Kinabalu: Iconic rock band Bon Jovi has praised a herbal cough syrup wellknown in Malaysia, calling it magic.
Bon Jovi hailed the “Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa”, better known as “Ubat Batuk Cap Ibu dan Anak” (Mother and Child Cough Syrup) in Malaysia, in a recent Disney Plus docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story”.
“I know, I love this stuff,” the band’s frontman Jon Bon Jovi said in one scene, while greeting guitarist John Shanks.
“That’s the stuff… It’s the vocal magic,” Shanks replied.
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Singer-songwriter and former One Direction star Zayn Malik, in an interview with British Vogue in June, said the concoction is “ridiculously good for your vocal cords”.
Famous American artist Jason Mraz also said one of his pre-show rituals includes “a strong cup of mint tea with a very delicious syrup in it – it’s called Nin Jiom Pei Pa Koa”, The Straits Times reported in 2014.
The medicine, created by a commander during the Qing Dynasty to heal his mother’s serious bronchial ailment, later developed into a renowned Hong Kong brand.
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