千金生眉毛方。
炉上青衣 铁生(分等)
上二味,以水和涂之,即生甚妙。
又方
七月乌麻花阴干,末生乌麻油,二味和,涂眉即生妙。
深师疗生发黑不白,泽兰膏方。
细辛 续断 皂荚 石南草 泽兰 浓朴 乌头 莽草 白术(各二两) 蜀椒(二升)
杏仁(半升去皮)
上十一味切,以酒渍一宿,以炼成猪脂四斤,铜器中向东炊灶中煎,三上三下,膏成,
绞去滓,拔白者以辰日涂药,皆出黑发,十日效。
又生长发令黑,有黄白者皆黑,魏文帝用效,秘之方。
黄 当归 独活 芎 白芷 芍药 莽草 防风 辛夷仁 干地黄 本
蛇衔(各一两) 薤白(切半升) 乌麻油(四升半) 马 膏(二升)
上十五味切,以微火煎,三上三下,白芷黄膏成,去滓,洗发讫,后涂之。
千金令白发还黑方。
陇西白芷(升) 旋复花 秦椒(一升) 桂(一尺)
上四味下筛,以井华水服方寸匕,日三,三十日白发还黑,禁房室。
又方
乌麻九蒸九曝,捣末,以枣膏和丸,久服之。(翼同)
又方
取黑椹水渍之,频沐发即黑,效,可涂敷之。
又方
取生麻油浸乌梅涂发良。
又方
以盐汤洗沐,以生麻油和蒲苇灰敷之,常用效。(出第十三卷中)
千金翼瓜子散,主头发早白,又虚劳,脑髓空竭,胃气不和,诸脏虚绝,血气不足,故
令人发早白,少而生蒜发,及忧愁早白,远视KT KT ,得风泪出,手足烦热,恍惚忘误,
连年
下痢,服之一年后大验方。
瓜子(一升) 白芷 松子(去皮) 当归 芎 甘草(炙各二两)
上六味捣散,食后服方寸匕,日三,酒浆汤饮任性服之,忌如常法。(出第五卷中)
A prescription from *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) for eyebrow regrowth.
Take the greenish crust found on the furnace (Tiesheng, referring to iron rust or iron-containing compounds) and Tiesheng in equal parts.
Mix the above two ingredients with water and apply topically; eyebrows will grow back quickly with excellent results.
Another prescription:
Dry black sesame flowers collected in July in the shade, grind them into powder, mix with raw black sesame oil, and apply to the eyebrows for rapid growth with miraculous effects.
A Ze Lan Ointment prescription from *Shen Shi Fang* (Prescriptions by Master Shen) for treating hair regeneration, turning black, and preventing whitening.
Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Xuduan (Dipsaci Radix), Zaojia (Gleditsiae Fructus), Shinancao (Pyrolae Herba), Zelan (Lycopersici Herba), Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), Wutou (Aconiti Radix), Mangcao (Illicii Anisi Staranis Herba), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 2 liang), Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (2 sheng), Xingren (Pruni Armeniaci Semen) (0.5 sheng, peeled).
Chop the above eleven ingredients, soak them in wine overnight, then add 4 jin of refined lard. Cook in a copper vessel over a stove facing east, using the "three ups and three downs" method (boiling, removing from heat, and repeating three times) until the ointment is formed. Strain out the dregs. On the Chen day (7-9 AM), pluck the white hairs and apply the medicine; all white hairs will grow back black, with effects seen within ten days.
Another prescription promotes hair growth and turns hair black, changing yellow or white hair to black. This was a secret formula effective when used by Emperor Wen of Wei.
Huangqi (Astragali Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Baizhu (note: text says Bai Zhi here but context implies Angelica/Atractylodes group, strictly translating as written: Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix)), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Mangcao (Illicii Anisi Staranis Herba), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Xinyiren (Magnoliae Flos), Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix), Ben (Ligustici Wallichii Rhizoma) (each 1 liang), Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus) (cut, 0.5 sheng), Wu Ma You (Sesami Nigrum Oleum) (4.5 sheng), Ma Gao (Equini Medulla) (2 sheng).
Chop the above fifteen ingredients, simmer over low heat using the "three ups and three downs" method until the Baizhi Huang Ointment is formed. Remove the dregs. After washing the hair, apply this ointment.
A prescription from *Qianjin Fang* to turn white hair black.
Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) from Longxi (1 sheng), Xuanshu Hua (Inulae Flos), Qinjiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium) (1 sheng), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (1 chi).
Sift the above four ingredients into fine powder. Take one fangcun bi (a square-inch measure) with well water drawn at dawn, three times daily. White hair will turn black after thirty days; abstain from sexual intercourse during this period.
Another prescription:
Black sesame seeds steamed and sun-dried nine times, ground into powder, mixed with jujube paste to form pills. Take long-term. (Same as recorded in *Qianjin Yifang*).
Yet another prescription:
Soak black mulberries in water, wash hair frequently; hair will turn black. Effective, can also be applied topically.
Yet another prescription:
Soak dried plums (Wumei) in cold-pressed sesame oil and apply to the hair; this is beneficial.
Yet another prescription:
Wash and bathe with salt water, then apply a mixture of cold-pressed sesame oil and cattail reed ash. Frequent use is effective. (From Volume 13).
Guazi San (Melon Seed Powder) from *Qianjin Yifang* (Supplement to Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) primarily treats premature graying of hair, as well as deficiency exhaustion leading to emptiness and depletion of brain marrow, disharmony of stomach qi, deficiency and failure of the five zang organs, insufficiency of blood and qi. These conditions cause premature graying, hair loss in youth, early graying due to worry, blurred vision, tearing upon exposure to wind, vexation and heat in hands and feet, mental confusion and forgetfulness, and chronic diarrhea. It is a formula verified to be highly effective after one year of use.
Guazi (Cucurbitae Semina) (1 sheng), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Songzi (Pinelliae Semen / Pine Nut - note: Songzi usually refers to Pinus seed here), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (roasted, each 2 liang).
Grind the above six ingredients into a powder. Take one fangcun bi after meals, three times daily. Drink alcohol, fluids, soups, or tea as desired. Observe usual dietary restrictions. (From Volume 5).