A winter's worth of warmth
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang 6 Pack
6 bottles · 360 tablets · about 60 days at 6 a day
Two months of Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, six bottles at six a day. Cold and utterly worn out? That's when herbalists brought out their biggest warming tonic, and they'd keep it going through a slow mend or a long winter. Why take it over weeks
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- 5:1 strength
- DaoDi herbs
- Vegan & gluten-free
- GMP certified
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Ten great tonics, given time to settle in
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang was never meant to pep anyone up in a weekend. It's a heavyweight: the Four Gentlemen for Qi, the Four Substances for Blood, then astragalus and cinnamon bark on top. Herbalists saw it as slow food for someone thoroughly run down and chilled, the sort of state that builds up over months. Over in China they still chuck versions of it into a chicken soup that bubbles away for hours all winter. Says it all, really, about the pace.
When do people find it? After being ill for ages. After a big op. After a year that's been, frankly, rotten. Some have anaemia at the back of their mind, and we'd be straight with you there: it's not a treatment for anaemia, and if you're tired or breathless and it's not going away, get yourself to the GP for a blood test. Still getting over surgery, or under the hospital? Ask your medical team before you take it, please.
10 days a bottle, about 60 days in all
Sixty days of slow, warm building
Bottles 1–2
Days 1 to 20
Morning three, evening three. It's rich stuff! So warm meals at proper times, if you can manage it, and if your stomach's feeling heavy, have the tablets with food, not before.
Bottles 3–4
Days 21 to 40
Carry on. Now's when herbalists watched for heat. Dry mouth? Going red? Spots, or rubbish sleep? Could be the warmth's not for you, so we'd stop and ask someone.
Bottles 5–6
Days 41 to 60
Last bottles, then a think. Tonics used to be a cold-months thing, and people tended to wind down once spring showed up. Exhaustion that won't shift still needs your GP.
On warfarin or another blood thinner? Dong quai and ginseng can both interfere. Ginseng can clash with some blood sugar medicines too. So pregnant, breastfeeding, or on any medicine at all? Check first, honestly. It also went on hold whenever someone had a cold or a temperature. Not sure it's right for you? Have a word with your GP or pharmacist.
Choosing between them
Other ways herbalists built people back up
Aura has several building formulas, and this is the warmest and fullest of them. These two neighbours were chosen for different kinds of depletion.
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Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Qi and Blood together, plus astragalus and cinnamon bark for warmth. For someone pale, puffed out and chilled through after a long, draining stretch.
The tired worrier
Gui Pi Tang
Built around astragalus, longan and ginseng for a Heart and Spleen picture. Chosen for the over-thinker who's running on empty but can't switch off at night.
See Gui Pi TangTwo herbs, Qi first
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
Far more astragalus than dong quai, on the idea that Qi makes Blood. A lighter, simpler choice, and not a particularly warming one.
See Dang Gui Bu Xue TangWhat's in the box
Six bottles of Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Every bottle is the same: 60 tablets of the formula on our single bottle page, so 6 a day gives you 10 days a bottle.
| Ren Shen Panax ginseng | 235mg |
| Di Huang Rehmannia glutinosa | 471mg |
| Huang Qi Astragalus mongholicus | 471mg |
| Dang Gui Angelica sinensis | 371mg |
| Bai Shao Paeonia lactiflora | 371mg |
| Bai Zhu Atractylodes macrocephala | 371mg |
| Fu Ling Wolfiporia hoelen | 371mg |
| Chuan Xiong Conioselinum anthriscoides | 235mg |
| Rou Gui Neolitsea cassia | 101mg |
| Sheng Jiang Zingiber officinale | 134mg |
| Da Zao Ziziphus jujuba | 134mg |
| Gan Cao Glycyrrhiza glabra | 101mg |
Also contains: Cassava starch, Hypromellose, Magnesium stearate, Polyethylene glycol, Talc.
Living with six bottles
The practical bits
Storing them
Somewhere cool and dry, out of direct sun. Leave the bottles you're not using sealed until you need them.
Best before
Every bottle carries its own best-before date on the label, so check the one you open next.
Delivery
Order before 3pm on a weekday and it goes out the same day from Essex. UK delivery is free on orders over £40.
Changed your mind?
Sealed, unopened bottles can be returned within 14 days of delivery. The details are in our refund policy.
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Zsuzsanna K., verified buyerShi Quan Da Bu Tang: your questions
Do people take it while recovering from illness?
Traditionally, yes, convalescence was one of its main uses. Once the worst had passed, it'd come out for those long, slow weeks of getting back on your feet. Now, if it's an operation you're getting over, or you're still under the hospital, run it past your medical team first. Surgery and blood thinners are both reasons to be careful, mind.
Who traditionally took it?
Mostly older people, and anyone who'd been knocked flat for a while. The classic picture is someone pale, cold-handed and quietly spoken, who gets puffed out on the stairs. Herbalists were less keen on it for people who run hot, have a red face or feel full and stuffed, as all that warmth could sit badly.
Can I add it to soup like people do in China?
No, these are tablets, so they're meant to be swallowed rather than cooked. In China the loose herbs go into slow-cooked chicken soup, which is a lovely tradition, but crushing tablets into a stew isn't the same thing. If you like the idea, enjoy a good broth alongside your usual dose.
Should I stop if I catch a cold?
Yes, traditionally you would. Herbalists put rich tonics like this on hold during a cold, flu or fever, worried they'd 'shut the door with the thief still inside'. Wait until you're over it, then pick up again. A fever that won't settle, or a cold that drags on, is one for your GP.
How far does a Shi Quan Da Bu Tang 6-pack go?
Two months at the usual dose. Each of the six bottles holds 60 tablets, and six a day means ten days a bottle. It's the same twelve-herb formula as the single bottle, simply enough to cover a good stretch of winter without running out.
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, six bottles at once
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