医者所论人须发眉。虽皆毛类。而所主五脏各异。故有老而须白。眉发并白者。或发白
而
须眉不白者。脏气有所偏故也。大率发属于心。禀火气。故上生。须属于肾。禀水气。故下
生
眉属于肝。故侧生。男子肾气外行。上为须。下为势。故女子宦人无势。则亦无须。而眉
发无异于男子。则知不属肾也明矣。
妇人无须。无血气乎。岐伯曰。今妇人之生。有余于气。不足于血。冲任之脉。不荣唇
口。故须不生。
宦者。其须独去。其故何也。曰。宦者。伤其宗筋。血泄不复皮肤。故须不生。天宦未
尝被伤。其须不生。其故何也。曰。天宦禀赋不足。宗筋不成。故须不生。
天下第一乌须方
阁老高中玄传。
五倍子一斤。择整个者。个个捶破。去虫土。择粗者如黄豆大。次者如赤豆大。又次者
如绿
豆大。分三样。入新锅内。炒如栗壳色。以青湿布包之。以脚踏成饼。晒干为末。锡罐盛贮
筑实封口。勿令泄气。听用。
红铜末半斤。淘去皮土。见清水。令干。入铁锅内。炒大热。倾入酸醋少半碗。拌匀湿
透。再炒。入醋七次。研为末。箩过。以棉纸另包。听用。
白矾（四两为末另包） 皂矾（四两为末另包） 白芨（四两切片焙干切为细末纸包）
上每遇染须时。量须之多少用药。如五倍子九钱。铜末一钱八分。白矾、白芨、皂矾各
九分
再加食盐九分。共入于碗内。再研极细。入小铜杓内。以浓茶卤调如稀糊。放木炭火上。
徐徐熬之。不住手搅匀。熬成稠糊为度。预先以肥皂水洗净须发待干。以抿子挑药。乘热
敷
须鬓上。用油纸兜住。外用乌帕包裹至顶。解衣护枕而睡。至半夜验药将干。以手搜去残药
如干甚。用茶卤湿润去药。至天明洗面。略洗须鬓。如面皮上有黑处。以指蘸油涂摩。即
用软纸擦去油迹。染后仍以香油少许润之。即明黑可观。先一月染上四次。后半月染一次。
永不露白。
野狐倒上树 尚书刘三川传。
黑铅（四两） 汞（二钱）
先将铅化成汁。后入汞。凝成叶子。煎成钱样。外用铁丝穿作二三串。听用。
再用大瓷罐一个。入无盐好醋三碗。将铅钱入罐内。悬于醋上。离醋二指。内泡卷柏二
个。
鸭嘴胆矾四钱。用瓷盘封口盖之。再用黄泥封固。夏月日中晒七日。冬月糠火煨七日。出。
罐底摘一孔出醋不用。揭起盘来。扫下药霜来。用脂皮包住收之。临用药时。将须发以温水
洗净。就湿再用脂皮包手指拈药霜。粘在须发上。自然黑到根。神效。切忌香肥皂水洗。
乌须方 刺史周如梅传。
宫粉（一两二钱
霜（八分） 水银（一钱先将铅一钱化开入水银结成砂子）
上为末。用咸水和。熬滚。涂须发上。约半炷香。即洗去。
青云独步丹 乌须黑发。延年益寿。
赤白何首乌（共一斤黑豆三升半煮拌浸何首乌一昼夜去汁后将豆拌首乌木甑蒸浸五次）
当归身
（酒洗三两） 赤茯苓（半斤用牛乳浸过煮干） 白茯苓（半斤用人乳浸过煮干） 补骨脂（盐酒
炒四两） 甘杞子（酒浸焙三两） 菟丝子（半斤酒浸蒸捣饼焙干） 怀牛膝（甘草水泡四两）
怀生地黄（酒浸入砂仁三钱同蒸干为末） 真没药（一两五钱去砂）
上忌铁器。晒干为末。炼蜜为丸。如梧子大。每服三十丸。空心。酒下。午间。姜汤下
临卧。盐汤下。忌三白。
造酒乌须方 本府麦推府传。
怀生地黄（四两） 大当归（二两） 小红枣肉（三两净） 赤白何首乌（各一斤煮水制过地
黄勿
犯铁器） 生姜汁（四两） 麦门冬（去心一两） 胡桃肉（三两） 甘枸杞（二两） 莲肉（三两）
土蜜（三两）
上先用酒洗净地黄。将何首乌水去渣。入地黄煮。俟干。再用姜汁水煨干为度。便将地
黄捣
烂。以一官斗糯米。水十二斤。作酒。曲药如常。俟酒浆来。方以水调匀地黄。入酒糟内。
过三日。去糟。将前药切片。入绢袋中。悬酒坛内。笋壳包封。毋令出气。放锅内。煮三炷
香为度。后以酒坛埋土中三宿。去火毒。任意饮三五杯。
乌须秘方用龟尿。研墨涂须乌立时。要取龟尿亦有法。猪鬃刺鼻龟即尿。
乌须秘方
用马蝗蜞寻起数条。纸包。要用时将鸡血。或猪血。将蚂蝗入血内。令食饱。针出血。
同龟尿同研墨。浓涂须发上。可乌一月。乃乌须第一方也。
乌须神妙方 本府苏通府传。
五倍子（炒黑为末） 铜末（一钱） 白芨末（八分） 食盐（三分） 诃子末（三分） 没食子
末（三分） 白矾（三分） 黑矾（三分） 细辛末（三分）
上为细末。热茶调稀。重汤煮。入黑矾再煮。面上生花。搽须上。油纸裹。立黑。
乌须狐狸倒上树 周宾崇传自蜀中得来。
山茄要选顶黑者。收约有八九升来。去蒂。以夏布包。洗去浆水。将山茄扭自然汁四五
碗
入上好好墨四五钱。打碎黑矾四五钱。二味俱入山茄汁内。贮新瓦罐中。每用。将竹片蘸
药汁于须鬓上。自尾倒上。切莫粘肉上。则洗不去矣。
一论乌须生发良方
蒲公英（摘净切四两） 血余（洗净四两） 青盐（四两）
上用瓷罐一个。盛蒲公英一层。血余一层。青盐一层。盐泥封固。春秋五日。夏三日。
冬七日。桑柴火 令烟尽为度。候冷取出。碾为末。每服一钱。清晨。酒调下。
一儒者。因饮食劳役及恼怒。须发脱落。余以为劳伤精血。阴火上炎所致。用补中益气
加麦门冬、五味。及六味地黄丸加五味。须发顿生如故。
一男子年二十。顶发脱尽。用六味地黄丸。不几日。发生寸许。两月复初。
Physicians discuss human beard, hair, and eyebrows. Although they all belong to the category of hair, they are governed by different Zang organs. Therefore, some people have white beards in old age, with both eyebrows and hair turning white; others have white hair but their beards and eyebrows remain unchanged. This is due to the bias in the Qi of the Zang organs. Generally speaking, hair belongs to the Heart (Shen), inheriting Fire Qi, thus growing upwards; the beard belongs to the Kidney (Shen), inheriting Water Qi, thus growing downwards; eyebrows belong to the Liver (Gan), thus growing on the sides. In men, Kidney Qi flows outward, manifesting upwards as the beard and downwards as the genitals (Shi). Thus, women and eunuchs lack genitals and consequently lack beards, while their eyebrows and hair are no different from men's, clearly indicating that the beard does not belong to the Heart.
Do women lack Beard growth because they lack Blood and Qi? Qibo stated: The life state of women today is characterized by an excess of Qi and a deficiency of Blood. The Chong Mai (Penetrating Vessel) and Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) fail to nourish the lips and oral region, hence no beard grows.
Why do eunuchs specifically lose their beards? It is said: Eunuchs injure the Zong Jin (tendons of the reproductive organs), causing blood loss such that the skin cannot recover its nourishment, hence no beard grows. Tian Huan (individuals with congenital genital maldevelopment) have not suffered external injury, yet their beards do not grow. Why? It is said: Tian Huan individuals have insufficient innate endowment, and the Zong Jin fails to develop properly, hence no beard grows.
The Number One Blackening Beard Formula
Transmitted by Grand Secretary Gao Gong.
Five times fruit (Wubeizi) 1 jin. Select whole fruits, crush each one individually, remove insects and soil impurities. Sort into three sizes: coarse like soybeans, medium like red beans, small like mung beans. Place these three categories separately into a new iron pot, stir-fry until the color resembles chestnut shells. Wrap in a damp green cloth, press into cakes with feet, dry in the sun, and grind into fine powder. Store tightly sealed in tin jars to prevent air leakage. Set aside for use.
Red copper powder 0.5 jin. Wash away soil and impurities until the water runs clear, then dry. Place in an iron pot, stir-fry until very hot. Pour in a small half-bowl of sour vinegar, mix well to ensure thorough wetting, then stir-fry again. Repeat adding vinegar seven times. Grind into powder, sieve, and pack separately in cotton paper. Set aside for use.
White Alum (Baifan) 4 liang, ground into powder and packed separately; Green Vitriol (Zaofan) 4 liang, ground into powder and packed separately; Bletilla Rhizome (Baiji) 4 liang, sliced, baked dry, cut into fine powder, and packed in paper.
When dyeing the beard, measure the dosage according to the amount of beard. For example: Wubeizi 9 qian, Copper Powder 1.8 qian, Baifan, Baiji, and Zaofan each 0.9 qian, plus Table Salt 0.9 qian. Put all ingredients into a bowl and grind extremely finely. Place in a small copper spoon, mix with strong tea decoction to form a thin paste. Simmer slowly over charcoal fire, stirring constantly without stopping, until it becomes a thick paste. Prior to application, wash the beard and hair clean with soap water and let dry. Use a brush to apply the medicine while warm onto the beard and sideburns. Cover with oil paper, wrap tightly with a black cloth up to the crown of the head, undress, rest on the pillow, and sleep. By midnight, check if the medicine is drying; remove residual medicine by hand. If too dry, moisten with tea decoction before removing. At dawn, wash face, gently cleaning beard and sideburns. If black stains appear on the facial skin, rub with finger dipped in oil, then immediately wipe off oil traces with soft paper. After dyeing, apply a little sesame oil to moisturize. The result will be distinct black and white, looking attractive. Dye four times daily for the first month, then once every half-month thereafter. White hairs will never reappear.
Wild Fox Climbing Up the Tree
Transmitted by Minister Liu Sichuan.
Black Lead (Heiqian) 4 liang; Mercury (Gong) 2 qian.
First melt the lead, then add mercury. Allow it to solidify into leaf-like shapes, cast into coin shapes. Pierce with iron wire to make two or three strings. Set aside for use.
Take a large porcelain jar, pour in three bowls of good salt-free vinegar. Suspend the lead coins inside the jar above the vinegar, leaving a distance of two fingers from the vinegar surface. Add two pieces of Selaginella (Juanbai) and 4 qian of Duck-bill Chalcanthite (Yazui Danfan). Seal the jar mouth with a porcelain plate, then seal firmly with yellow mud. In summer, expose to sunlight for seven days; in winter, simmer over chaff fire for seven days. Remove, drill a hole at the bottom of the jar to discard the vinegar. Lift the plate, sweep down the sublimated frost, and store wrapped in fat leather. When using, wash beard and hair with warm water, keep them damp. Wrap finger with fat leather, pick up the medicine frost, and stick it onto the beard and hair. Naturally turns black to the root. Divine efficacy. Strictly avoid washing with scented soap.
Blackening Beard Formula
Transmitted by Prefect Zhou Rumei.
Palace Powder (Gongfen) 1.2 qian; Frost (Shuang) 8 fen; Mercury (Shuiyin) 1 qian (first melt 1 qian of lead, add mercury to form sand-like grains).
Grind all into fine powder. Mix with salty water, boil, and apply to beard and hair. Wait for the time it takes to burn half an incense stick, then wash off.
Qingyun Dubu Dan
Effects: Blackens beard and hair, prolongs life and benefits longevity.
Formula: Red and White Polygonum Multiflorum (Heshouwu) total 1 jin; Black Soybeans 3 sheng 5 dou (boil and mix to soak Heshouwu for one day and night, discard juice, then mix beans with Heshouwu, steam five times in a wooden steamer); Angelica Sinensis Root Body (Danggui Shen) 3 liang (wine-washed); Red Poria (Chifuling) 0.5 jin (soaked in cow milk, boiled dry); White Poria (Baifuling) 0.5 jin (soaked in human milk, boiled dry); Psoralea Fruit (Buguzhi) 4 liang (stir-fried with salt wine); Goji Berry (Ganqizi) 3 liang (soaked in wine, baked); Cuscuta Seed (Tusizi) 0.5 jin (soaked in wine, steamed, pounded into cake, baked dry); Huai Achyranthes Root (Huainiuxi) 4 liang (soaked in licorice water); Huai Rehmannia Root (Huai Shengdihuang) 0.5 jin (soaked in wine with 3 qian Amomum Fructus [Renshen], steamed dry, ground); True Myrrh (Zhen Moyao) 1.5 liang (remove sand).
Avoid iron utensils. Dry and grind into powder. Form pills with refined honey, size of Sophora japonica seeds. Take 30 pills per dose. Empty stomach, taken with wine; noon, taken with ginger soup; before bed, taken with salt water. Avoid "Three Whites" (scallion, garlic, leek).
Wine-Made Blackening Beard Formula
Transmitted by Magistrate Mai Tui.
Huai Rehmannia Root (Huai Shengdihuang) 4 liang; Large Angelica Radix (Da Danggui) 2 liang; Small Red Jujube Flesh (Xiao Hongzaorou) 3 liang (cleaned); Red and White Polygonum Multiflorum (Chi Bai Heshouwu) 1 jin each (processed with boiling water, Dihuang must not touch iron); Ginger Juice (Shengjiangzhi) 4 liang; Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong) 1 liang (heart removed); Walnut Meat (Hutaorou) 3 liang; Goji Berry (Gan Gouqi) 2 liang; Lotus Seed (Lianrou) 3 liang; Local Honey (Tumi) 3 liang.
First wash Dihuang with wine. Boil Heshouwu in water, remove dregs, add Dihuang and boil until dry. Then simmer with ginger juice water until dry. Pound Dihuang thoroughly. Take one official dou of glutinous rice, add 12 jin of water, brew wine using normal yeast. Once the wine mash ferments, dilute Dihuang with water, mix into the wine lees. After three days, remove lees. Slice the aforementioned herbs, place in a silk bag, suspend in the wine jar. Seal with bamboo husks to prevent gas escape. Boil in a pot for the duration of three incense sticks. Bury the wine jar in the earth for three nights to eliminate fire toxicity. Drink freely, 3-5 cups.
Secret Blackening Beard Formula Using Turtle Urine. Grind ink with turtle urine and apply to beard for immediate blackening. To obtain turtle urine: prick the nose with pig bristle, and the turtle will urinate.
Secret Blackening Beard Formula
Collect several leeches (Mahuiqi), wrap in paper. When needed, place leeches in chicken blood or pig blood to feed them full. Prick to extract blood. Grind together with turtle urine to make ink. Apply thickly to beard and hair. Keeps black for one month. This is the premier formula for blackening beards.
Divine Blackening Beard Formula
Transmitted by Prefect Su Tong.
Five Times Fruit (Wubeizi) (stir-fried black, ground); Copper Powder 1 qian; Bletilla Powder (Baiji Mo) 8 fen; Table Salt 3 fen; Chebula Fruit Powder (Hezi Mo) 3 fen; Terminalia Chebula Retard Fruit Powder (Meishizi Mo) 3 fen; White Alum (Baifan) 3 fen; Black Vitriol (Heifan) 3 fen; Asarum Powder (Xixin Mo) 3 fen.
Grind into fine powder. Mix with hot tea to a thin consistency. Heat in a double boiler. Add Black Vitriol and boil again until flower-like patterns appear on the surface. Apply to beard. Wrap with oil paper. Turns black immediately.
Wild Fox Climbing Up the Tree
Transmitted by Zhou Binchong, obtained from Sichuan.
Solanum Melongena Fruit (Shanqie - Nightshade berry): Select those with black tops, collect about 8-9 sheng. Remove stems, wrap in linen cloth, wash away sap/water. Twist out natural juice, obtaining 4-5 bowls. Add 4-5 qian of high-quality ink, and 4-5 qian of crushed Black Vitriol. Mix these two into the nightshade juice. Store in a new clay jar. When using, dip a bamboo strip into the medicinal juice and apply to beard and sideburns, applying from tail to root. Do not touch the skin, or it cannot be washed off.
A Discussion on Good Formulas for Blackening Beards and Growing Hair
Dandelion (Pugongying) (picked clean, cut, 4 liang); Human Hair Ash (Xueyu) (washed clean, 4 liang); Blue Salt (Qingyan) (4 liang).
Place in a porcelain jar: one layer of Dandelion, one layer of Human Hair Ash, one layer of Blue Salt. Seal with salt mud. Spring/Autumn: 5 days; Summer: 3 days; Winter: 7 days. Burn using mulberry wood fire until smoke ceases. Cool, remove, grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, mixed with wine in the early morning.
A scholar suffered hair and beard loss due to dietary labor and anger. I diagnosed this as damage to Essence and Blood causing Yin Fire to flare upward. Prescribed Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang added with Ophiopogon Tuber (Maimendong) and Schisandra Fruit (Wuweizi), along with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan added with Schisandra Fruit. The beard and hair grew back instantly as before.
A twenty-year-old man had complete baldness on the crown. Treated with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan. Within a few days, hair grew an inch long. Within two months, fully restored.