If I have a cough, I never used chemically formulated cough medicines. Instead, I used ASCOF Forte tablet by Pascual Laboratories. And it didn’t disappoint me. It relieves the feeling of uneasiness of coughing every now and then.

Also, when my two daughters (aged 4 and 1) have a cough, my wife gave them a dosage of syrup in ponkan flavor. Within two days of administering ASCOF Forte syrup, they no longer cough.

My wife and I are true believers of the effectiveness of herbal medicines especially lagundi in treating cough. In the house, we always have ASCOF Forte, in tablet and syrup form.

ASCOF Forte’s main ingredient is lagundi, a common medicinal shrub in the Philippines. It has been clinically proven to be safe and effective in the treatment of cough and bronchial asthma. And it is 100% organically produced. Based on clinical studies, it does not cause side effects and offers less risk from overdose and complications such as palpitations, drowsiness, and tremors that are commonly experienced in other chemical cough formulations. It comes in modernized dosage formats: tablets and syrup (ponkan and menthol flavors).

Lagundi continues to be one of DOST’s most successful herbal medicines. In fact, it made Philippine history when it won the Silver Medal in the 25th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products in Geneva, Switzerland.

With this and other herbal medicines being discovered or rediscovered, cough treatments have come full circle. And what is best about this is that more and more people are beginning to realize and appreciate the benefits of going natural in treating ailments.

The Philippines is turning to herbal medicines with no less than the Deparment of Health and Science and Technology promoting herbal remedies for the last 15 years. And one of the herbal medicines that the DOH is endorsing is lagundi.

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