Yunker

Yunker Kotei Eki, Yunkeru Kotei Eki, (Japanese: ユンケル　黄帝液), is a health tonic produced by the Sato Pharmaceutical Corporation in Japan. It was first produced in 1967, and is widely available at drug stores throughout Japan. Yunker contains Chinese herbal ingredients and caffeine and is marketed to the Japanese workforce to combat fatigue.

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It is one of 33 tonics manufactured by Sato for a range of ailments related to fatigue. The Yunker line of tonics is also sold in the U.S. and Europe, but the contents of some tonics have been altered to meet domestic regulations.

A USDA report from 2002 reported that exports of Yunkeru Kotei-eki to six countries including the United States and Germany were continuing to grow, and that Sato planned to start exports to Thailand later that year.

Ingredients

Yunker Kotei contains the following ingredients (quantities are quoted per 30ml daily dose):

• sugars: 7g
• vitamin E: 10 IU
• Thiamin: 4.2mg
• Riboflavin: 3.8mg
• Vitamin B6: 5.0mg
• Vitamin B12: 2.0μg
• Niacin: 10mg
• Sodium: 30mg
• Royal Jelly: 100mg
• Barrenwort Fluid Extract (Leaf) 100mg
• Cnidium Fluid Extract (Fruit) 100mg
• Asian Ginseng Extract (Root) 10mg
• Hawthorn Berry Extract (Fruit) 3mg
• Viper Tincture 100mg
• Civet Tincture 100mg

References

• USDA GAIN Report #JA2522: Japan - Market Development Reports - Food Business Line. USDA - Foreign Agricultural Service - GAIN Report - Global Agriculture Information Network (2002). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
• Yunker Kotei eki. Fujisan.com Japanese Online Superstore (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-05.
• Sato Pharmaceutical Co Ltd (2004). Supplement Drink - Yunker Kotei. Sato products. Retrieved on 2007-03-05.

See also

• Sato Pharmaceutical Corporation - Japanese website