The new herbal tea beverage, made with self-heal plant－a low-growing plant with analgesic, cooling and antibacterial effects－is a product by HealthWorks, a Coca-Cola unit located in Hong Kong since 2005.

这种新型草药茶饮料是由香港可口可乐公司HealthWorks自2005年以来生产的，由一种具有止痛、降温和抗菌作用的低生长植物制成。

Hunter said J&J "embarked on a cynical, deceitful, multibillion-dollar brainwashing campaign to establish opioid analgesics as the magic drug.

The first week of the year also saw sales of cold drugs, analgesic medicines and cough suppressants all surge by double-digit percentages from the last week of 2023, according to 111, Inc — a digital healthcare platform.

Data from Guangzhou-based online pharmacy 111 Inc showed that from early November, the Nasdaq-listed company's B2B online platform had witnessed a spurt in sales of anti-infective, cough and phlegm relief, antipyretics and analgesics, as well as cold medicines.

In November, sales of its anti-infection drugs increased by 63 percent month-on-month, while that of cough and phlegm relieving, antipyretic and analgesic, and cold medicines surged 38 percent, 23 percent and 37 percent, respectively, on a monthly basis.

"At Hebei Dongfeng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, production lines are also running at full capacity to produce analgesics and other over-the-counter medicines treating COVID-19 symptoms.