Have You Had Your Lianhua Qingwen Coffee Today? The Viral Sensation Taking the Internet by Storm!

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The Viral Phenomenon: Lianhua Qingwen Coffee

Recently, the hottest topic on the internet has been "Lianhua Qingwen." From capsules to face masks to protective suits, anything with "Lianhua Qingwen" attached becomes a surefire traffic magnet.

Following the trend of Huoxiang Zhengqi iced Americano, the coffee community has now embraced "Lianhua Qingwen" coffee. Images of coffee cups with stickers resembling Lianhua Qingwen capsule packaging have been circulating widely online.

Therapeutic Effects: Refreshing Mind and Relieving Fatigue

Used for treating epidemic fatigue, mental confusion, listlessness, low spirits, daydreaming, memory decline, dizziness, and sluggish reactions.

Compared to the outrageous practice of actually adding Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid to iced Americano, Lianhua Qingwen coffee appears considerably more "legitimate." After all, functionally speaking, the coffee inside is still coffee - without any actual Lianhua Qingwen added.

However, many netizens who have tried Lianhua Qingwen coffee report experiencing relief from headaches and nasal congestion after just one cup! How miraculous!

Could this Lianhua Qingwen coffee truly be responsible for alleviating cold symptoms? There's actually a possibility! But it has nothing to do with Lianhua Qingwen itself.

If drinking this coffee doesn't relieve cold symptoms, that's also perfectly reasonable. Beyond its eye-catching packaging design and name, it bears no actual relationship to the medicinal functions of Lianhua Qingwen.

The Science Behind Symptom Relief

If cold symptoms do improve after drinking this coffee, caffeine likely deserves the credit. Colds cause blood vessels in the brain to dilate and press against muscles, while caffeine stimulates the sympathetic nervous system and constricts blood vessels, creating an opposite effect that can relieve headaches. Similarly, nasal congestion during colds results from blood vessel engorgement in the nasal passages, and caffeine's vasoconstrictive properties can help alleviate this as well.

Of course, individual body constitutions vary, and colds have many different causes. Not everyone will experience these effects, as coffee is certainly not a panacea.

The Trend Spreads Beyond Coffee

Beyond coffee, cola, milk tea, and craft beer have also received the "Lianhua Qingwen treatment"! People have been imitating Lianhua Qingwen's packaging design to create stickers with "therapeutic functions" for various beverages.

Legal Considerations

Whether these drinks can actually treat illnesses remains unknown, and such parodies by netizens are harmless fun. But what if businesses do this? Would it constitute infringement? Although "Lianhua Qingwen" currently doesn't have trademark exclusivity, and the medicine box's exterior design patent isn't involved yet, many coffee cups use "Lotus Flower" (莲花) rather than "Lianhua" (连花), so theoretically it doesn't constitute infringement. However, this doesn't encourage businesses to do so.

However, if craft beer cups feature the full name of Shijiazhuang Yiling Pharmaceutical Company and use the exact characters "Lianhua Qingwen," then Yiling Pharmaceutical Company could potentially file a lawsuit for unfair competition.

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