, is a health tonic similar to

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and produced by the Sato Pharmaceutical Corporation in

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. It was first produced in 1967, and is widely available at

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throughout Japan. Yunker contains Chinese

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ingredients and

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and is marketed to the Japanese workforce to combat

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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

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and Singapore, but the contents of some tonics have been altered to meet domestic regulations. A

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report from 2002 reported that exports of ''Yunkeru Kotei-eki'' to six countries including the

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and Singapore were continuing to grow, and that Sato planned to start exports to

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later that year.

Ingredients

Yunker Kotei contains the following ingredients (quantities are quoted per 30ml daily dose): *sugars: 7g *

vitamin E Vitamin E is a group of eight compounds related in molecular structure that includes four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. The tocopherols function as fat-soluble antioxidants which may help protect cell membranes from reactive oxygen speci ...

: 10 IU *

Thiamin Thiamine, also known as thiamin and vitamin B1, is a vitamin – an essential micronutrient for humans and animals. It is found in food and commercially synthesized to be a dietary supplement or medication. Phosphorylated forms of thiam ...

: 4.2 mg *

Riboflavin Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement. It is essential to the formation of two major coenzymes, flavin mononucleotide and flavin adenine dinucleotide. These coenzymes are involved in ...

: 3.8 mg * Vitamin B₆: 5.0 mg * Vitamin B₁₂: 2.0μg *

Niacin Nicotinic acid, or niacin, is an organic compound and a vitamer of vitamin B3, an essential human nutrient. It is produced by plants and animals from the amino acid tryptophan. Nicotinic acid is also a prescription medication. Amounts f ...

: 10 mg *

Sodium Sodium is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Na (from Neo-Latin ) and atomic number 11. It is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive metal. Sodium is an alkali metal, being in group 1 element, group 1 of the peri ...

: 30 mg *

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: 100 mg *Barrenwort Fluid Extract (Leaf) 100 mg *Cnidium Fluid Extract (Fruit) 100 mg *Asian

Ginseng Ginseng () is the root of plants in the genus ''Panax'', such as South China ginseng (''Panax notoginseng, P. notoginseng''), Korean ginseng (''Panax ginseng, P. ginseng''), and American ginseng (''American ginseng, P. quinquefol ...

Extract (Root) 10 mg * Hawthorn Berry Extract (Fruit) 3 mg *Viper Tincture 100 mg *Civet Tincture 100 mg

References

* * *{{cite web, url=http://www.sato-pharmaceutical.com/products/supple/supple_kotei_m.html, title=Supplement Drink - Yunker Kotei, author=Sato Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, work=Sato products, year=2004, access-date=2007-03-05 , archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070207083943/http://www.sato-pharmaceutical.com/products/supple/supple_kotei_m.html , archive-date = 2007-02-07

External links

Sato Pharmaceutical Corporation
- Japanese website
Sato Pharmaceutical Canada Inc
- Canadian website

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Ingredients

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