Vitamin C 1000mg

Zhenatura Vitamin C 1000mg (All types constitutions) is a specialized micronutrient preparation formulated to complement the framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This preparation features a potent 1000mg dose of Vitamin C, an essential, water-soluble vitamin recognized for its broad foundational support across all body systems. Within a TCM context, Vitamin C is valued for its versatile role in protecting the body’s Wei Qi (Defensive Energy) and is considered universally beneficial for maintaining equilibrium across all constitutional types. Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system and the protection of cells from oxidative stress, helping to buffer the body against daily environmental challenges. Furthermore, Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels, bones, cartilage, gums, skin, and teeth, while also increasing iron absorption and helping to reduce tiredness and fatigue, promoting overall vitality and resilience.

This product is sold exclusively as a dietary supplement. It is not a medicine. Its use is based on traditional TCM applications.

Main benefits

The Synergy Effect:

Vitamin C is a foundational, water-soluble nutrient that acts as the body’s primary antioxidant, directly neutralizing free radicals and protecting cellular structures—including DNA, proteins, and lipids—from oxidative stress. At a concentrated dose of 1000 mg, this vitamin plays a critical structural role by supporting the normal formation of collagen, the primary protein matrix essential for the strength and elasticity of the skin, blood vessels, bones, cartilage, and gums. Furthermore, high-potency Vitamin C is indispensable for the normal function of both the innate and adaptive immune systems, significantly enhancing the absorption of non-heme iron from plant-based diets, and contributing to normal energy-yielding metabolism. By providing robust antioxidant defence and structural support, this essential nutrient creates optimal conditions for immune resilience, tissue repair, and the reduction of tiredness and fatigue—working synergistically to maintain overall wellness and constitutional vitality.

Connection to Traditional Chinese Medicine:

From a TCM perspective, an essential nutrient that powerfully supports immune function, strengthens the body's physical barriers, and combats fatigue corresponds directly to the tonification of Wei Qi (Defensive Qi) and the preservation of Righteous Qi (Zheng Qi). Wei Qi is the dynamic, protective energy that circulates just beneath the skin and muscles, defending the body against external pathogenic factors (such as Wind, Cold, and Heat). A high-potency Vitamin C supplement acts to consolidate the exterior, fortifying this defensive shield while simultaneously assisting the Spleen in extracting vital energy to overcome exhaustion and lethargy. Because it supports the physical integrity of the vessels, tissues, and skin (associated with the Lungs and the Spleen), it provides a universally beneficial foundation that aligns with all constitutional types. Whether a person tends toward Heat, Cold, Deficiency, or Excess, the protective and energy-yielding nature of this nutrient provides a neutral, stabilizing force. The Lungs in Chinese Medicine govern Qi and the exterior, while the Spleen governs the muscles and transformation—functions that are fundamentally dependent on robust defensive energy and structural integrity. This formula helps maintain the vital connections between immune resilience, sustained daily energy, and the stable foundation of Wei Qi that protects vitality.

This product complies with EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims and meets NVWA requirements for food supplements in the Netherlands.

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120 tablets per bottle
Less fillers and binders
No pharmaceuticals or dyes
Thorough lab testing (heavy metals, pesticides etc.)
Always made in controlled cGMP certified facility
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TCM traditional Chinese Patents do not work immediate, it takes some time before you (and your organs) will experiences the benefits. We advice always to use minimum 1 packing and then evaluate with your prescriber!
This product is a dietary (food) supplement, to be taken as directed by a qualified practitioner. It is not intended to treat, cure, diagnose or prevent any disease. Not to replace a varied diet. Not to be taken if nursing or if pregnant. Not to be consumed continuously for longer than 3 months.

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Zhenatura Vitamin C 1000mg (All Constitutional Types) is based on the foundational principles of Orthomolecular Medicine and Evidence-Based Nutritional Biochemistry, rooted in the landmark discovery and isolation of ascorbic acid in the early 20th century. Vitamin C was first isolated in 1928 by Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Györgyi, who extracted the compound — which he initially named "hexuronic acid" — from adrenal glands, cabbage, and paprika, and who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 for this discovery, while the structural identification of ascorbic acid as the antiscorbutic factor responsible for preventing scurvy was simultaneously confirmed by Charles Glen King at the University of Pittsburgh, building on centuries of empirical maritime observation dating back to James Lind's controlled dietary trial aboard HMS Salisbury in 1747. Within scientific nutritional and immunological literature, this specific high-potency formulation of L-ascorbic acid at 1000mg — recognised as a water-soluble, electron-donating antioxidant — is described as a strategy to "support collagen biosynthesis via prolyl and lysyl hydroxylase co-factor activity," "enhance non-haem iron absorption through reduction of ferric to ferrous iron in the gastrointestinal tract," and "modulate innate and adaptive immune responses through neutrophil function and lymphocyte proliferation support" in accordance with current biochemical, immunological, and haematological theory. These descriptions belong to the modern empirical system of nutritional science and refer to the support of validated physiological mechanisms rather than the "clearing of Heat and Toxins," "tonification of Wei Qi," or "nourishment of Yin" found in traditional energetic systems.

Carnauba Wax

Glycerin (Gān yóu)

HydroxyPropyl Methylcellulose

Magnesium Stearate (Yìng zhì suān mě)

Microcrystalline Cellulose

Silicon Dioxide

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)