ChinaHerb – Restorative Formula (Sheng Xue Bao Pian)

Size

60 tablets

NAPPI code: 705290002

Ingredients

Each tablet contains:

Astragali Radix (Huang Qi) – Astragalus Root – 700mg
Ligustri Lucidi Fructus (Nu Zhen Zi) – Glossy Privet Fruit – 200mg
Ecliptae Herba (Mo Han Lian) – Eclipta / False Daisy Herb – 200mg
Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata (Zhi He Shou Wu) – Prepared Chinese Fleeceflower Root / Prepared Fo-Ti Root – 100mg
Mori Fructus (Sang Shen) – Mulberry Fruit – 100mg
Paeoniae Radix Alba (Bai Shao) – White Peony Root – 100mg
Cibotii Rhizoma (Gou Ji) – Cibotium Rhizome / East Asian Tree Fern Rhizome – 100mg

• Sugar free
• 100% herbal
• No animal ingredients

Directions to Use

Adults: Take 2 tablets twice daily, 30 minutes before or after meals. Alternatively, use as directed by a Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner or healthcare professional.

Warning

Consult a healthcare professional before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, take prescription medication, or have an existing medical condition.

How Does Restorative Formula Work According to TCM?

Traditional Chinese Medicine views recovery as more than simply resolving the original illness. A prolonged health challenge may gradually consume the body’s Qi, Blood, Yin and Essence.

In TCM terminology, Zheng Qi represents the body’s healthy or protective energy and its ability to maintain balance. When Zheng Qi becomes depleted, a person may experience tiredness, weakness and reduced resilience.

Restorative Formula takes a combined approach.

Huang Qi (Astragalus) strongly supports Qi and forms the largest component of the formula.

Meanwhile, Nu Zhen Zi, Mo Han Lian and prepared He Shou Wu have long histories of use in Chinese herbalism for nourishing Liver and Kidney Yin, Essence and Blood.

Bai Shao (White Peony Root) traditionally nourishes Blood and preserves Yin, while Sang Shen (Mulberry Fruit) nourishes Blood and Yin.

Finally, Gou Ji (Cibotium Rhizome) traditionally supports the Liver and Kidney.

Together, the herbs create a formula centred on rebuilding rather than stimulating.

Restorative Formula During Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy

Cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy can place substantial physiological demands on the body. Depending on the treatment, patients may experience fatigue, appetite changes, nausea, hair loss, peripheral neuropathy or changes in blood-cell counts.

Within TCM, practitioners may interpret some of these changes as depletion of Qi, Blood, Yin and Zheng Qi. ChinaHerb therefore positions Restorative Formula as complementary herbal support during and after chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Understanding the Key Herbs

Huang Qi – Astragalus Root

Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) is one of the best-known Qi-tonifying herbs in Chinese medicine. TCM traditionally uses Huang Qi to strengthen Qi and support the body’s protective Wei Qi.

Its dominant 700mg quantity per tablet also tells us something important about the intention behind Restorative Formula: supporting Qi is central to the formulation.

Nu Zhen Zi – Glossy Privet Fruit

Glossy Privet Fruit traditionally nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. It commonly appears in formulas intended for deeper constitutional nourishment.

Mo Han Lian – Eclipta

Eclipta traditionally nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and often pairs with Nu Zhen Zi. Together, these two herbs form the classical two-herb combination Er Zhi Wan.

Zhi He Shou Wu – Prepared Chinese Fleeceflower Root

Prepared He Shou Wu traditionally nourishes Liver, Kidney, Blood and Essence. Importantly, the current ChinaHerb label specifically identifies the prepared form.

Raw and prepared He Shou Wu have different traditional applications and should not be treated as interchangeable ingredients.

Sang Shen – Mulberry Fruit

Mulberry fruit traditionally nourishes Blood and Yin and adds another nourishing component to the formula.

Bai Shao – White Peony Root

White Peony Root is traditionally associated with nourishing Blood and preserving Yin.

Gou Ji – Cibotium Rhizome

Cibotium traditionally supports Liver and Kidney and is commonly associated with formulas for constitutional weakness.

Did You Know?

The Chinese medicine concept of Zheng Qi is especially relevant to restorative formulas.

Rather than referring to one organ or measurable substance, Zheng Qi broadly describes the body’s healthy functional capacity and its ability to maintain balance against influences that TCM calls Xie Qi or pathogenic factors.

This explains why traditional practitioners may continue supporting a patient after the acute phase of an illness has passed. The focus shifts from addressing the immediate imbalance towards rebuilding Qi, Blood, Yin and overall strength.

Restorative Formula follows this principle. Its combination of Qi-tonifying and deeply nourishing herbs makes it particularly suited, within its traditional framework, to periods when recovery feels slow or constitutional weakness remains.

There is another interesting detail hidden in the ingredient list. Nu Zhen Zi (Glossy Privet Fruit) and Mo Han Lian (Eclipta) together make up Er Zhi Wan, a traditional two-herb formula used to nourish Liver and Kidney Yin. Restorative Formula incorporates this pairing into a broader restorative combination.

Disclaimer: This unregistered medicine has not been evaluated by the SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.