The invention discloses feed for improving the functions of a sow in the lactation period. The feed is prepared from the following materials in parts by weight: 90-100 parts of cotton seed cake, 70-80 parts of expanded soybean powder, 4-5 parts of monopterus albus meat, 4-5 parts of loach meat, 5-6 parts of onions, 3-4 parts of perilla leaf powder, 1-2 parts of royal jelly freeze-dried powder, 6-9 parts of shell powder, 2-3 parts of bone meal, 7-8 parts of honey, 30-35 parts of fresh orange juice, 1-2 parts of clove, 1-2 parts of radix ophiopogonis, 2-3 parts of cowherb seeds, 3-4 parts of yeast, 3-4 parts of a phagostimulant and a proper amount of water. The feed disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the cotton seed cake and the expanded soybean powder are adopted as the main materials; due to addition of the Chinese herbal medicines, the feed is beneficial to improving the body functions and the autoimmunity of the sow and is helpful for enhancing the absorption of nutrient substances and improving the quality and the yield of the milk of the sow, so that the growth of piglets is promoted and the farming benefit is good.