Koflet-H Lemon Cough Lozenges with Honey | 12 Lozenges | Himalaya

Himalaya Koflet-H Lemon lozenges

Do you like a lozenge with a real honey flavour? These lozenges from Himalaya combine honey with a blend of Indian herbs and essential oils, in a fresh lemon flavour. Each Koflet-H contains 126mg of honey. You let it melt slowly in your mouth. A box contains 12 pieces in two strips of six, handy for your jacket pocket or bag. And because all the herbs are listed with their quantity on the label, you know exactly what you are putting in your mouth. That is not always the case with herbal sweets.

What is in a Koflet-H lozenge

The base is simple: sugar, glucose syrup and honey. Then a series of herbs are added that you may already know from Indian cuisine. Terminalia chebula (called haritaki in India, the dried fruit of a tropical tree) is the largest plant ingredient, with 7.31mg of extract per piece. Furthermore, clove oil, galangal (a family member of ginger), ginger, long pepper, black pepper, Acacia catechu, cardamom oil and cinnamon oil are included. For the flavour, there is a honey and lemon aroma. Menthol provides that familiar cooling sensation in your mouth. Good to know: the manufacturer does not add any artificial colours or preservatives. Clove oil comes from the dried flower buds of the clove tree, the same buds you have in a jar in your kitchen cupboard. You probably know cardamom and cinnamon from chai, the Indian herbal tea. Acacia catechu is less known in the Netherlands: it is an extract from the heartwood of an acacia species that grows in India and is also used there in paan. The quantities of the oils are small, but you can taste them.

Ayurveda, the tradition behind Himalaya

Himalaya is an Indian brand that has been working with herbs from ayurveda since 1930. That is the traditional Indian teaching about nutrition and lifestyle, in which herbs such as haritaki, long pepper and ginger have a permanent place. What many people do not know: the combination of long pepper, black pepper and ginger is called 'trikatu' in that tradition, literally 'three sharp'. You also find that trio in these lozenges. In practice, this means a lozenge that not only tastes sweet, but also has a slightly spicy, herbal undertone. By the way, Himalaya is a large company, with production in Bengaluru. The Koflet-H you buy here is the European version, with an English-Polish label and an importer in Latvia. That version was brought to the European market as a food supplement.

How to use Koflet-H

Many people wonder how many lozenges you can take per day. In short: adults take a maximum of four per day, spread throughout the day. You do not chew them, but let them dissolve slowly. This allows the flavour of honey and herbs to be released slowly. A box of 12 pieces is therefore enough for three days if you stick to the full daily dose. Children under 6 years do not use these honey lozenges. Store the box in a dry place below 30 degrees and not in the refrigerator, because then the lozenges can stick together. By the way: a lozenge weighs approximately 2.8 grams and consists mostly of sugar and glucose syrup. Keep that in mind if you are watching your sugar intake.

In short, Koflet-H Lemon is a herbal lozenge with honey, made according to a recipe from the ayurvedic tradition. If you prefer a different flavour, Himalaya also makes the same formula in an orange variant. The composition with Terminalia chebula, clove and the three peppers remains the same, only the aroma differs. This way you simply choose the flavour you find the tastiest in these lozenges.