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Treatment for alopecia where hair fails to regrow: Use one sheng (approx. 1000ml) of sesame seeds, stir-fried until black, pressed for oil, and applied to the scalp; hair will gradually grow back.

Another prescription: Crush mulberry leaves to extract juice, apply daily; hair will naturally emerge.

Another prescription: Apply sheep manure to the affected area; hair will gradually grow out.

Treatment for loss of beard and hair, promoting regrowth: Use half liang (approx. 30g) each of Black Aconite Root (Fuzi), Vitex Fruit (Manjingzi), and Biota Seed (Baiziren). Grind into powder, mix with fat from a black hen, pound and grind until dry, then store in a ceramic box.

Treatment to darken beard and hair: Wash your own shed loose hair thoroughly. For every liang (approx. 30g) of hair, add fifty grains of Sichuan pepper (Jiaojiao). Seal with mud and calcine in a furnace over high fire until resembling black dregs. Grind finely into powder. Take one qianbi (approx. 3-5g) with wine; the beard and hair will grow dark and lustrous.

Treatment for whitening of beard and hair: Extract juice from Raspberry (Fupenzi), boil down into a paste, and apply to prevent whitening.

Another prescription: Grind Rose Apple (Jinyingzi) with iron powder. Pluck out white hairs, apply the mixture to the follicles; new growth will be black. This can also be used as a hair dye.

Treatment for premature graying in youth: Pluck out white hairs, apply white honey into the pores; new hair will grow black. If it does not grow black, crush Chinese Parasol Tree fruit (Wutongzi) and apply; black hair will surely grow.

Treatment for dryness of beard and hair: Use half sheng of wheat bran, Pinellia Tuber (Banxia) washed with water decoction, and Agarwood (Chenxiang) half liang. Add two bowls of water and one liang of fresh ginger (with skin), finely sliced. Decoct together, strain, and collect the clear liquid. Add a small amount of borneol (Naobing) and musk (Shexiang), mix well. Wash the beard and hair; they will naturally become moist and glossy.

Treatment for yellowish-red beard and hair, turning black after one application: Use half jin (approx. 500g) of fresh ginger and one jin (approx. 500g) of Rehmannia Root (Shengdihuang). Wash clean, crush to extract natural juice, retaining the dregs. Take ten stalks of non-boring soap pod (Zaorao), remove black skin and tendons. Dip the pods into the aforementioned juice, roast until yellow, dip again and roast again, until the juice is exhausted. Place the dregs into a jar and heat gently to preserve their medicinal nature (cunxing).

Another prescription: Apply bear fat to the hair, comb through to loosen the hair. Have the person lie prone on the floor under the bed for the duration of one meal. Upon emerging, the hair will be completely black. One sheng of fat is sufficient; this is verified.

Another prescription: Pound sour pomegranate, Chinese Gall (Wubeizi), and Sesame Leaf together into a fine powder. Place in a silk bag and soak in an iron vessel. Brush the hair with the solution; the hair will turn black.

Treatment for whitening of beard and hair: Use Red Kaolin (Chishizhi), Sichuan pepper (Chuanjiao), Cinnabar (Chensha), Poria (Fushen), and Frankincense (Ruxiang), one liang each. Grind into powder. Form pills the size of Chinese parasol tree fruits using date flesh. Take thirty pills on an empty stomach with wine. This also benefits vision and longevity; suitable for both young and old.

Treatment for hair loss: Use Ginger Skin (Shengjiangpi) and Ginseng Root (Renshen), one liang each. Grind into powder. Each time, use a slice of fresh ginger to dip into the powder and rub the bald area. Apply once every two days.