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Formula for treating twenty types of diseases in the head, dizziness (Tou Xuan), hair loss and thinning, and facial wind-stroke.
Sichuan Pepper (Shu Jiao), Caoyi Grass (Mang Cao) (each 2 liang), Cinnamon Heart (Gui Xin), Shan Yu Rou (Ru), Aconite Root (Fu Zi), Asarum (Xi Xin) (each 1.5 liang), Pinellia Tuber (Ban Xia), Dried Ginger (Gan Jiang) (each 1 liang).
The above eight herbs are chopped and pounded together with 20 liang of fresh lard until the fat is completely melted and incorporated into the medicine. First, wash the head thoroughly, then massage the ointment onto the fontanelle area (Xin Shang, referring to the vertex) once daily. If not prepared in the twelfth month, mix with fresh sesame oil, apply to the scalp after washing the head, and use this method to restore hair growth as before. (From *Bi Xiao Fang*)
If Sichuan Pepper and Pinellia are unavailable, the "Head Massage Powder" in this section often uses Aconite (Wu Tou) and less Dried Ginger, differing only in dosage.)

Formula for treating head wind-stroke causing itching and excessive dandruff.
Vitex Fruit (Man Jing Zi), Aconite Root (Fu Zi), Asarum (Xi Xin), Teasel Root (Xu Duan), Lingling Fragrance (Ling Ling Xiang), Soap Pod (Zao Jia), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Apricot Seed (Xing Ren), Pogostemon Herb (Huo Xiang), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) (each 2 liang).
The above eighteen herbs are chopped and soaked overnight in three sheng of clear vinegar. The next morning, boil with horse bristle grease over low heat, alternating heating and cooling three times ("three up, three down"), until the Angelica Dahurica turns yellow and the ointment is ready, used to nourish the hair.
Another formula: Black Aconite (Wu Hui), Caoyi Grass (Mang Cao), Stone Nan (Shi Nan), Asarum (Xi Xin), Teasel Root (Xu Duan), Soap Pod (Zao Jia), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Bai Zhu), Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) (each 2 liang), Bamboo Leaf (Zhu Ye), Cypress Leaf (Bai Ye), Pine Needle (Song Ye) (each half sheng), Lard (Zhu Zhi) (4 sheng).
The above fifteen herbs are chopped and soaked overnight in three sheng of clear vinegar. The next morning, fry with fat over low heat, alternating heating and cooling three times, until the Angelica Dahurica turns yellow and the ointment is ready. Remove residues and filter cleanly; apply after washing hair. One variant uses three large sheng of raw oil. (*Yi* Fang lacks Stone Nan and Angelica Dahurica, using Apricot Seed instead, which is good for removing dandruff.)
Yet another formula: Sweet Osmanthus (Gan Song Xiang), Clove (Ding Xiang), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Mulberry Root Bark (Sang Bai Pi), Mulberry Mistletoe (Sang Ji Sheng), Hemp Seed (Da Ma Zi), Alfalfa (Mu Xu), Apricot Seed (Xing Ren), Magnolia Flower Kernel (Xin Yi Ren), Vitex Fruit (Mu Jing Zi), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Caoyi Grass (Mang Cao) (each 1 liang), Lingling Fragrance (Ling Ling Xiang), Wu Huo Xiang, Asarum (Xi Xin), Sichuan Pepper (Shu Jiao) (each 2 liang), Bamboo Leaf (Zhu Ye), Pine Needle (Song Ye), Cypress Leaf (Bai Ye), Sesame Oil (Hu Ma You), Winter Lard (La Zhu Gao) (each 1 sheng), Black Chicken Fat (Wu Ji Fang), Goose Fat (Yan Fang) (each one he).
The above twenty-five herbs are chopped, soaked in vinegar overnight, added to oils and fats, and fried over low heat, alternating heating and cooling three times, until the Angelica Dahurica turns yellow and the ointment is ready. Remove residues and apply to the head, twice during the day and once at night, to promote hair growth.
Another formula: For treating hair loss and thinning in the temples.
Caoyi Grass (Mang Cao) (1 liang), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Sheng Ma), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), Shepherd's Purse (Qi) (each 2 liang), Dung Beetle (Qiang Lang) (4 pieces), Leopard Fat (Bao Gao, alternatively Dog Fat), Bear Fat (Xiong Gao, alternatively Rooster Fat), Lard (Zhu Zhi), Horse Bristle Grease (Ma Zong Gao) (each half sheng).
The above eleven herbs: six of them are chopped and fried with other fats. When the medicines boil, add cooled residue, return to fire, boil three to five times, then stop. Strain out residues and apply to the head; it should be used while moistening.
Another formula: For treating regrowth of fallen eyebrows and hair.
Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), Aconite Root (Fu Zi), Saposhnikovia Root (Fang Feng), Ligusticum Rhizome (Chuan Xiong), Caoyi Grass (Mang Cao), Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi), Asarum (Xi Xin), Scutellaria Root (Huang Qin), Angelica Sinensis (Dang Gui), Sichuan Pepper (Shu Jiao) (each 1 liang), Rhubarb (Da Huang) (1.5 liang), Vitex Fruit (Man Jing Zi) (1 sheng), Lard (Zhu Gao) (3 sheng), Horse Brisket Grease (Ma Zong Gao) (5 he).
The above fourteen herbs are boiled into an ointment, filtered to remove residues. First, wash the head.
Formula for dyeing beard and hair black:
Lead Carbonate (Hu Fen), Calcined Iron Ore (Duan Shi) (sifted through a silk cloth of 6 liang weight, roasted until yellow).
The above two ingredients are mixed with water decocted from Elm Bark (Yu Pi) to form a powder. First, wash hair with Soap Pod water until extremely clean, ensuring no greasy smell remains, then dry in the sun. At night, apply the medicine evenly to the hair. Place mulberry leaves on a headscarf, wrap the hair tightly overnight until dawn. Wash three times with warm vinegar juice, rinse thoroughly. Then wash again with warm vinegar rice water. Next, crush fresh hemp seedlings to extract three sheng of juice, mix with water, boil briefly, filter thoroughly, and wash the hair. Finally, rinse with oil soup. After one hundred days, the hair will be black as lacquer.
Another formula: Soak black mulberries in water, apply to hair to turn it black.
Another formula: After washing with salt water, apply a mixture of raw sesame oil and cattail reed ash. (Alternatively, for treating white alopecia.)
Another formula: Soak dried plums (Wu Mei) in raw sesame oil and frequently apply to the head.
Formula for treating yellow hair:
Mix equal parts of winter lard, sheep dung ash, and cattail ash. Apply and seal on the head, changing every three days.
Another formula: Boil five sheng of soybeans in two dou of vinegar juice until reduced to five sheng, and use to wash hair.
Formula for treating yellow or reddish hair in the temples:
Burn paulownia wood ash, mix with milk, and apply to the temples and skin/muscle areas to turn black.
Formula for treating hair loss due to head wind where hair does not regrow:
Grind iron rust (Tie Shang Sheng Yi), mix with winter lard, and apply three times daily. Also treats eyebrow loss.
Formula for growing eyebrows:
Iron rust and wall green moss, taken in equal parts, ground into powder, mixed with water, and applied to stimulate growth.
Another formula: Dry July hemp flowers in the shade, grind into powder, soak in raw sesame oil, and apply every two days.
Formula for treating burns/scars on eyebrows and temple hair where hair does not grow:
Mix cattail ash with dog brain from the first lunar month and apply to stimulate growth.
Formula for promoting long hair growth after loss:
Roast one sheng of hemp seeds until black, press to extract oil, and apply to the head for excellent results.
Another formula: Collect plenty of hemp flowers, store in a porcelain jar, seal tightly, and bury deep in the soil for one hundred days. Take out and apply to hair to facilitate easy growth and darkening.
Another formula: Apply goose fat.
Formula for treating yellow temples:
Scratch newly cut fingernails until slight bleeding occurs, apply honey, and black hair will grow.
Formula for treating baldness:
Soak two sheng of black mulberries in a clay pot, expose to sunlight for thirty-one days until liquefied. Wash the affected area for thirty-one days; hair will regrow with miraculous effect.