▁j iom ▁means ▁" in ▁memory ▁of ▁my ▁mother "; ▁hence , ▁it ▁str esses ▁the ▁important ▁virtue ▁of ▁fil ial ▁p iety . ▁Pe i ▁pa ▁ko a ▁means ▁" lo qu at ▁sy rup ". ▁ ▁The ▁product ▁is ▁market ed ▁under ▁the ▁brand ▁name ▁Cap ▁I bu ▁dan ▁An ak ▁( Mal ay ▁for ▁" M other ▁and ▁Son ▁Brand ", ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁brand ' s ▁logo ) ▁in ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁Indones ia , ▁also ▁ac ron ym ed ▁as ▁O B ID A ▁( as ▁in ▁Ob at ▁I bu ▁dan ▁An ak ) ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁country . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁formula ▁for ▁pe i ▁pa ▁ko a ▁was ▁reported ly ▁created ▁by ▁Dr . ▁I p ▁T in - See , ▁a ▁Ch ' ing ▁D ynast y ▁phys ician ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Yang ▁Ch in , ▁a ▁county ▁commander , ▁asked ▁Doctor ▁I p ▁to ▁treat ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁persistent ▁c ough . ▁They ▁were ▁so ▁im pressed ▁that ▁they ▁created ▁a ▁factory ▁to ▁mass - produ ce ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁Yang ▁family ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁T se ▁S ui - B ong , ▁a ▁medicine ▁pract ition er , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁Nin ▁J iom ▁Medicine ▁Man uf actory . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁formally ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁and ▁sell ▁the ▁product ▁world wide . ▁▁ ▁Pe i ▁pa