Products

Sixty Capsules, And The Full List

Of What Is In Them

TheroNomic Tribiotic Ova-All Care, a dietary supplement we stock at the clinic.

藥食同源

yào shí tóng yuán · food and medicine share one source

We stock exactly one supplement, and this page is the whole of it, ingredient list included. There is no shop here and nothing to add to a basket. If you want it, you ask us in the room or on WhatsApp, and we would rather you asked before you bought.

It is not a herbal formula and it does not stand in for one. A formula is written for your case and rewritten as the case changes, sometimes fortnightly. A bottle is the same bottle for everybody who buys it, which is both the point of it and the limit of it.

The three claims further down are the wording the product is listed with. We have quoted them rather than improved on them. This is a dietary supplement rather than a medicine, and it does not replace medical care.

益生菌

TheroNomic® Tribiotic™ Ova-All Care

Sixty Capsules In An Amber Bottle,

And Everything On The Label

Sixty hard capsules in amber glass, with a plum label. The glass is not decoration. The pack material says the glass bottle is what preserves the probiotic activity, and the amber keeps the light off it, which is also why the storage line asks for somewhere cool and dry rather than a windowsill.

It is a dietary supplement, not a medicine. The Australian listing number, AUST L 473206, is printed on the label itself, and the three lines below are the claims the product carries on that listing. They are the only benefit wording on this page, and they are the product's claims rather than promises we are making on top of them.

Listed claim. "Maintains healthy vaginal flora"

Listed claim. "Reduces menstrual cycle irregularity and menstrual spasms"

Listed claim. "Traditionally used in Chinese medicine to support ovarian health"

Not for pregnancy or nursing. Not for under 18s either. Full list further down and we will say it again.

How the formula is put together

Three Parts To The Formula,

And What Sits In Each
益生菌 yì shēng jūn

The tribiotic part

Three components rather than one. A prebiotic is the material the bacteria feed on, the probiotic is the live cultures themselves, and the postbiotic is what those cultures produce. That is where the word tribiotic on the label comes from, and it is why the strain list further down runs to ten entries instead of one.

肉桂 ròu guì

Cinnamon bark and inositol

Cinnamomum cassia stem bark extract at 100 mg per capsule, with myo-inositol at 75 mg per capsule. Both are printed on the pack at fixed doses and both are reproduced below with the milligrams left on. We are listing what is in the bottle rather than explaining a mechanism, because the mechanism is not ours to promise.

輔酶Q10 fǔ méi Q10

Ubidecarenone, 65 mg a capsule

Better known as CoQ10, a compound the body makes and a common one in supplements. It is in here at 65 mg a capsule, and that is the whole of what we will tell you about it. We are not going to pin any of the listed claims onto a single ingredient.

These are components, not results, and none of them is being offered here as the reason for anything. The only benefit wording anyone should quote from this page, us included, is the three listed claims above, in the words they are listed in.

Why it comes as three parts

Prebiotics Feed, Probiotics Grow,

And Postbiotics Protect
益生元 yì shēng yuán

Prebiotics feed

Non-digestible fibres that are not there for you, they are there for the bacteria. Inulin, fructooligosaccharides and resistant starch pass through undigested, reach the colon, and selectively feed Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus. On this label that part is the FOS at 50 mg a capsule and the gold kiwifruit powder.

益生菌 yì shēng jūn

Probiotics grow

The live cultures themselves, eight named strains here. The maker’s point is that cultures on their own rarely settle: without the right environment many strains do not survive stomach acid or colonise the gut at all, which is why the other two parts sit in the same capsule rather than being sold separately.

後生元 hòu shēng yuán

Postbiotics protect

What the bacteria produce rather than the bacteria themselves, short-chain fatty acids such as butyrate among them. The maker credits them with maintaining the gut barrier and supporting immune signalling. In this capsule they arrive already made, from the two heat-inactivated strains on the ingredient list further down.

This is the manufacturer’s account of why the three parts are formulated together, in their words rather than ours, and it describes the formula rather than what it will do for you. The only benefit wording on this page is still the three listed claims above, in the words they are listed in.

Each capsule contains

The Whole List, With The

Numbers Left On

Probiotic blend 益生菌

Eight strains, each named and coded.
Lactobacillus acidophilus UBLA-34 · 1B CFU
Lactobacillus rhamnosus UBLR-58 · 1B CFU
Lactobacillus reuteri UBLRu-87 · 1B CFU
Lactobacillus plantarum UBLP-40 · 500M CFU
Lactobacillus casei UBLC-42 · 500M CFU
Lactobacillus fermentum UBLF-31 · 500M CFU
Bifidobacterium bifidum UBBB-55 · 500M CFU
Bifidobacterium animalis ssp Lactis BLC1 · 1.25B CFU

Postbiotic, heat inactivated 後生元

Bifidobacterium animalis ssp lactis BLC1 · 750M cells
Lactobacillus rhamnosus SP1 · 750M cells

Prebiotic 益生元

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) · 50 mg
Actinidia chinensis fruit powder · 11.6 mg
from Livaux® Gold Kiwifruit powder · 12.5 mg

Cinnamon bark 肉桂

Cinnamomum cassia stem bark extract dry conc. · 100 mg
equiv. to dry cinnamon stem bark · 1.5 g

Myo-inositol 肌醇

Inositol (myo-inositol) · 75 mg

Ubidecarenone 輔酶Q10

Ubidecarenone (CoQ10) · 65 mg

Why the strain codes matter

UBLA-34 and UBLR-58 are named strains rather than a genus printed on a label. A named strain can be traced back to the batch it came from, which is the difference between knowing what is in a capsule and knowing roughly what family it belongs to.

Eight strains

Each one named and coded on the label, so it can be traced to a batch

每日兩粒

Why glass

The pack material puts it plainly: the glass bottle preserves the probiotic activity, and the amber keeps the light out. Keep it somewhere cool and dry below 25°C, cap closed, and nowhere near the kettle or the window.

60 capsules

One bottle, at the two a day the label recommends

辨證論治

A Bottle Cannot Take Your Pulse

Or Ask You Anything

The same bottle for everybody is the one thing a formula written for you is not.

What it cannot do

Change with you, or answer a question you have not asked yet

What we would rather

That you came in first, so we know what else you are taking

What it never replaces

Your doctor, your obstetrician, or your fertility clinic

Worth reading first

Four Things To Raise With Us

Before You Take Any Of It

Cycles that are irregular or crampy 調經

This is the reason it is on the shelf at all. The product is listed with the claim that it "reduces menstrual cycle irregularity and menstrual spasms", and that sentence is the whole of what we will say about it. If your cycle has changed suddenly, that is a conversation in the room first.

Ask us about it

Already taking a formula from us 中藥

Bring it up before you start. We check the supplement against what we have prescribed you, the same way we check anything else you take, and sometimes the answer is not yet rather than no.

Ask us about it

If you are on a fertility protocol 備孕

Read this one as a caution rather than an offer. Ask your fertility clinic before you add anything at all, supplements included, and if they would rather you did not take it, we defer to them without argument.

Ask us about it

Flora, on its own terms 婦科調理

The product is listed with the claim that it "maintains healthy vaginal flora". That is the claim as written, and there is nothing further to it. Anything that is itching, burning or changing in a way that worries you belongs with a doctor, not with a supplement.

Ask us about it

Before you buy it

慎用

If You Are Pregnant Or Nursing,

This One Is Not For You

Most of this website is about pregnancy and the months after it, so it is worth saying plainly that this bottle is the one thing here that is not for that. Do not take it while pregnant. Do not take it while nursing. If you are trying to conceive and you become pregnant, stop taking it and tell us.

It is also not for under 18s, and not for anyone allergic to any ingredient in the list above, which is why the list is on this page in full. Anyone with a serious or acute condition should ask their doctor before starting it rather than after.

Taking it

Two With A Meal,

And Then Some Patience

每日兩粒

Two capsules, daily

Taken with a meal. Not on an empty stomach, and not doubled up the next day if you forget one. Miss a day, carry on as normal.

四至六個月

Four to six months

Results vary by individual, and by age, fitness level and health conditions. The material advises taking it consistently for four to six months for stable effects, and recommends at least six months overall. That is the recommendation printed on the material rather than a promise about anything, and we would rather repeat it as written than dress it up.

存放

Below 25°C

A cool, dry place with the cap closed. The amber glass is doing a job here, so there is no need for the fridge and no need to decant it into anything else.

問過再吃

Tell us what else you take

Prescription medication, supplements, and anything that is part of a fertility protocol. Same rule as the herbs: bring the boxes or photographs of them, and if we are not comfortable with a combination we say so rather than leaving you to work it out.

Listings and paperwork

What It Is Listed As,

And Where
澳洲登錄 ào zhōu dēng lù

Listed in Australia

AUST L 473206, the listing number printed on the label, which you can read off the bottle yourself. Listed is not the same as registered. It means the product is entered on the Australian register rather than assessed there for effect, and it is worth knowing the difference.

GMP

Made under GMP

Good Manufacturing Practice, the standard the product is manufactured under. It describes how the thing is made rather than what it does.

清真 qīng zhēn

Halal certified

Certified halal, which is on the pack material along with the rest of it. Ask at reception if you would like to see the certificate itself.

檢驗報告 jiǎn yàn bào gào

Certificate of analysis

Available per batch. Ask and we will show you the one for the bottle in your hand rather than a general one.

New Zealand patent NZ732197A, and twelve patents approved. This is a dietary supplement rather than a medicine, and the three claims on this page are the ones the product is listed with, not ones we have added. It does not replace medical care, and anything that needs a doctor still needs a doctor.

The awkward ones

The Questions Worth

Asking First
Is this a medicine?

No. It is a dietary supplement rather than a medicine, and the three claims on this page are the ones the product is listed with, not ones we have added. It does not replace medical care, and anything that needs a doctor still needs a doctor.

Can I take it while pregnant or breastfeeding?

No. It is not suitable during pregnancy or while nursing, and that is the case whatever else you are taking. It is also not for under 18s. If you are trying to conceive and you become pregnant, stop taking it and tell us at the next visit or before it.

Can I take it with my herbal formula, or with my medication?

Bring the list and we will check it. Prescription medication, supplements, and anything within a fertility protocol, boxes or photographs either way. Sometimes the answer is not yet rather than no, usually because of where you are in a cycle or a course of herbs.

How long before anything changes?

Results vary by individual, and by age, fitness level and health conditions. The material advises taking it consistently for four to six months for stable effects. We would rather say that than invent a number, and if anyone gives you a firmer one you should ask them where it came from.

Do I have to be a patient to buy it?

We would rather you came in first, so that we know what else you are taking before you add anything to it. Price is something we will tell you in the room or on WhatsApp rather than on a page.

Does it need to be refrigerated?

Yes, once it is open. Sealed, it wants a cool dry place below 25°C; the carton then says to refrigerate after opening. Keep it in the bottle it came in either way, because the pack material says the glass is what preserves the probiotic activity and the amber keeps light off the capsules.

Can I take it with a hot drink?

No, and this one is on the carton rather than being our preference: heat can damage probiotics, so it says not to take the capsules with hot drinks. Water at room temperature, with a meal, is what we would suggest.

Is there anything it should not be taken with?

The carton says not to take it while on warfarin therapy without medical advice, and to consult your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. That is why we ask for a full list of what you are already on before you add anything, prescription or otherwise.

Is it halal, and what if I react to something in it?

It is halal certified. The full ingredient list is further up this page, in full, with the strain codes and the milligrams, precisely so that you can check it against anything you react to. If something does not agree with you, stop taking it and tell us.