夫足少阴之经。血所荣也。气盛则发长而美。若虚则发不长。
方
胡麻膏（出圣惠方）长发令速生。及黑润。
胡麻油（一升） 腊月猪脂（一升） 乌鸡脂（一合） 丁香（一两半） 甘松香（一
两半） 零
陵香（二两） 芎 （二两） 竹叶（二两） 细辛（二两） 川椒（二两去目） 苜蓿香
（二两） 泽
兰（
子（各一两）
防风（三两去芦头） 杏仁（三两汤浸去皮尖双仁） 莽草（二两） 柏叶（三两） 上都
细锉。米
醋浸一宿。漉出纳入油鸡脂猪脂中。以慢火煎。候白芷色焦黄膏成。绵滤去滓。以瓷盒盛。
净先头涂之。日二用。三十日发生。
长发涂香油方（出圣惠方）
松皮（二两） 天雄〔三（二）两去目〕 莽草（一两） 秦艽（一两去苗） 独活（二
两） 川
乌头〔三（二）两〕 川椒（二两去目） 白芷（二两） 芎 （二两） 辛夷（二两） 甘
松（一两）
零
（一两） 牛
膝（一两去苗） 松叶（半斤） 杏仁〔三（二）两汤浸去皮〕 上细锉。以醋五升。渍一
宿漉出。
以生乌麻油六斤。于铛内。微火煎令沸。候白芷色焦黄膏成。以绵滤去滓。瓷器盛。一根据涂
油之法。任意涂之。以发生为度。
生发膏（出圣惠方）
细辛 防风 续断 芎 皂荚 柏叶 辛夷仁（各一两） 寄生（二两） 泽兰 零
陵香
（各
叶（切六
合） 乌麻油（四大升） 白芷（六两） 上以苦酒、桑根汁、韭根汁、渍一宿。以绵裹煎。
微火三
上三下。白芷色黄。去滓。滤以器盛之。用涂摩头发。日三两度。一方无苦酒渍。
生发膏
胡麻油（一升） 雁脂（一合） 丁香 甘松香（各一两半） 吴藿香 细辛 椒（各
二两）
泽兰
竹叶
以涂
又方 令发速长黑。
乌喙 莽草 续断 皂荚（去皮子） 泽兰 竹叶 细辛 白术（各二两） 辛夷 防
风
（各一两） 柏叶（切四两） 杏仁（别捣） 松叶（各三两） 猪脂（三升） 上先以米
酢。渍一
宿。以脂煎三上三下。膏成去滓。涂发及顶上。敷药时忌风。
令发速长而黑方。（出圣惠方）
乌喙（三两去皮脐生用） 莽草（三两） 续断（三两） 皂荚（二两去黑皮并子） 泽
兰（三
两） 白术（三两） 细辛（各三两） 辛夷（一两） 柏叶（一两） 防风（一两） 竹
叶（一两） 杏
仁
猪
脂二斤同煎药焦黄。药成去滓。以瓷器盛。每使净洗头了涂之。三十日效。
治头风乌喙膏。生发令速长黑而光润。
乌喙 莽草 石南草 续断 皂荚（去皮子煎） 泽兰 白术〔各三（二）两〕 辛夷
仁（一
两）
之先放
三
屋溜。从西端至第七溜下埋之。三十日药成。小儿当刮头。日三涂。大人数沐。日涂之甚验。
莲子草膏 治发须秃落。令重生兼黑润。（出圣惠方）
莲子草汁（二升） 熊白脂（一大合） 猪 膏（一合） 生麻油（一合） 柏白皮（三
合） 山
韭根（切三合） 瓦衣（切五合） 上以铜器煎之。候膏成。去滓收贮。每于梳头涂膏。令
头发
生又黑。
治妇人长发方。
零陵香 白芷 蔓荆子 蓁树 生附子 藿香（各一两） 荆芥枝（半两） 上 咀。
绵包
扎于瓶内。用香油一斤浸。却用纸封口。埋地内半月。取刷之。
近效生发方（出圣惠方）
蔓荆子 青葙叶 莲子草（各一分） 附子（二枚） 碎头发灰（二匕） 上以酒渍。
纳瓷器
中封闭。经二七日药成。以乌鸡脂和涂之。先以泔洗。然后敷之。数日生长一尺也。
生发墙衣散（出圣惠方）
墙衣（五合曝干捣末） 铁精（一合） 合欢木灰（二合） 水萍末（三合） 上捣研
以生油和
少许如膏。以涂发不生处。日夜再即生发。效。
令发易长方（出圣惠方）
莲子草（绞汁取三升） 麻油（二升） 羊乳（一升） 猪脂（一升） 上先煎乳一沸。
次入脂
等。更煎三两沸。放冷。以瓷盒贮之。每日涂发。七日之外不长尽长。
长发方（出圣惠方）
蔓荆子（三升） 大附子（二枚） 上以酒一斗二升渍之。以瓷器盛之。封头二十日药
成。
先以灰汁净洗。须发拭干。取乌鸡脂煎以涂之。一日三遍。凡经七日。然后以药涂。日三四
便泽。以汁栉发。十日长一尺。勿近面涂。恐有毛生。一方无乌鸡脂。
令发易长。（出圣惠方）
熊脂（一两） 蔓荆子（一两） 上相和令匀。以醋调涂之。发即渐长。
常用长发药。
用乱发洗净晒干。以油煎令焦。就钵内细研如膏。擦之长发。又法。凡妇女秃发。即以
汉椒四两。用酒浸密室内坐擦之。其发自然长。
紫金油
用鲫鱼胆二十枚。铁 一片五钱重。诃子五枚。煨去核。郁金二枚锉。黄芩半两锉。黑
豆一大合。紫草半两。零陵香半两。生姜汁一大合。和匀。生绢袋子盛。取竹沥油四两。麻
油一十二两。入药袋子。于有油瓷盒内浸。密封放凉处。半月取出。逐日搽头。百日内如漆。
永
香芎油 治头风发落不生。
用秦椒、白芷、川芎、各半两。蔓荆子、附子、零陵香、各二钱半。细锉。用绵裹。以
生麻油半斤。于瓷器内。浸三七日。涂发稀少处。不可滴面上。去风生发。
柏枝油
用柏枝干者。秦椒、半夏、各三两。 咀。用水两碗。煎至半碗。入蜜少许。再煎一两
沸。每用时。入生姜汁少许调匀。擦无发处。每日两次。去风生发。
乌韭方
用乌韭石衣。烧为灰。沐头长发。此是阴岩湿处山石上苔。长者可四五寸。
治发落。不生令长。
用雁肪敷之。
主生毛发。
以胡麻生油涂头。令人生发。
生发。
以羊屎烧灰。和雁肪涂头上。三日生。
长发方。
以石荆生水旁者作灰汁。沐头生发。
生毛发。
以白犬乳汁涂孔中。即生黑发。若欲不生。拔去毛发。以鳖膏涂之。即不生矣。
长发方。
用续断汁沐头。
主生发（出本草）
以水萍作汤沐浴。又为膏敷之。
\长发（出本草）
皂荚叶沐头。
长发（出本草）
以松叶子作油敷头。
主生发。去风痒。（出本草）
取庵摩勒子。压取汁合铁粉。和油涂头。初涂发脱。后生如漆。
令脑满发不白。而长生。
用槐子。以相连多者为好。十月巳日采之。新盆盛。和泥。百日皮烂为水。核如大豆服
之。
生毛发。（出本草）
用金星草根。捶碎浸油涂头良。
治无头发。\x（出本草）
用瓜蒂叶。生捣汁涂之。即生。
The Kidney Meridian of Foot-Shaoyin is the channel nourished by blood. When Qi and Blood are abundant, hair grows rapidly and beautifully; if deficient, hair fails to grow long.
Prescriptions:
Huma Gao (Sesame Oil Ointment) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Promotes rapid hair growth and makes hair black and lustrous.
Ingredients: Sesame oil (1 sheng), pig fat rendered in the twelfth lunar month (1 sheng), black chicken fat (1 he), Clove (1.5 liang), Casia Blossom (Gan Song Xiang) (1.5 liang), Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang) (2 liang), Ligusticum Wallichii (Chuan Xiong) (2 liang), Bamboo Leaves (2 liang), Asarum (Xi Xin) (2 liang), Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao) (2 liang, remove seeds), Alfalfa Fragrance (Mu Xu Xiang) (2 liang), Agrimony Fruit (Ze Lan Zi) (1 liang each), Saposhnikovia Divaricata (Fang Feng) (3 liang, remove rhizome tip), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren) (3 liang, soak in hot water, remove skin and tips, use double kernels), Illicium Anisatum (Mang Cao) (2 liang), Biota Orientalis Leaf (Bai Ye) (3 liang).
Preparation: Finely chop all herbs. Soak in rice vinegar overnight. Strain out the herbs and place them into the sesame oil, chicken fat, and pig fat. Simmer over low heat until the Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) turns scorched yellow, indicating the ointment is ready. Filter through cotton cloth to remove dregs. Store in a porcelain container. Cleanse the scalp before application. Apply twice daily. Hair will grow within thirty days.
Changfa Tu Xiangyou Fang (Hair-Lengthening Lubricating Oil Prescription) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Pine Bark (Song Pi) (2 liang), Aconitum Carmichaelii Lateral Root Processed Product (Tian Xiong) (2 liang, remove core), Illicium Anisatum (Mang Cao) (1 liang), Gentiana Macrophylla (Qin Jiao) (1 liang, remove seedlings), Actaea Spicata (Du Huo) (2 liang), Aconitum Carleilii (Chuan Wu Tou) (2 liang), Sichuan Pepper (Chuan Jiao) (2 liang, remove seeds), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) (2 liang), Ligusticum Wallichii (Chuan Xiong) (2 liang), Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi) (2 liang), Casia Blossom (Gan Song) (1 liang), Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang) (1 liang), Achyranthes Bidentata (Niu Xi) (1 liang, remove seedlings), Pine Needles (Song Ye) (0.5 jin), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren) (2 liang, soak in hot water, remove skin).
Preparation: Finely chop all herbs. Soak in 5 sheng of vinegar overnight. Strain out the herbs. Add 6 jin of raw Sesame Oil (Ma You) to a cauldron and boil over gentle heat until bubbling. Continue heating until the Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) turns scorched yellow, indicating the ointment is ready. Filter through cotton cloth to remove dregs. Store in porcelain vessels. Apply as needed for lubrication until hair grows.
Shengfa Gao (Hair-Growth Ointment) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Asarum (Xi Xin), Saposhnikovia Divaricata (Fang Feng), Dipsacus Asper (Xu Duan), Ligusticum Wallichii (Chuan Xiong), Gleditsia Sinensis (Zao Jia), Biota Orientalis Leaf (Bai Ye), Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi Ren) (1 liang each), Taxillus Chinensis (Ji Sheng) (2 liang), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang) (1 liang each), Mulberry Leaf (Sang Ye) (cut, 6 he), Raw Sesame Oil (Wu Ma You) (4 da sheng), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) (6 liang).
Preparation: Soak the above herbs overnight in bitter wine (Ku Jiu), mulberry root juice, and leek root juice. Wrap in cotton cloth and simmer. Use the "three up, three down" method (intermittent heating and cooling) over low heat until the Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi) turns yellow. Remove dregs and filter into a container. Massage onto the hair and scalp two to three times daily. Alternative version omits soaking in bitter wine.
Shengfa Gao (Another Formula):
Ingredients: Sesame Oil (Hu Ma You) (1 sheng), Goose Fat (Yan Zhi) (1 he), Clove (Ding Xiang), Casia Blossom (Gan Song Xiang) (1.5 liang each), Litsea Cubeba (Wu Huo Xiang), Asarum (Xi Xin), Sichuan Pepper (Jiao) (2 liang each), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Bamboo Leaves (Ye) (1 liang each).
Preparation: Chop herbs, soak in vinegar overnight, and simmer in fats using the "three up, three down" method. Remove dregs when ready. Apply to hair and crown. Avoid wind exposure during application.
Ling Fa Su Zhang Er Hei Fang (Formula for Rapid Black Hair Growth) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Aconitum Carleilii (Wu Hui) (3 liang, remove skin and navel, raw), Illicium Anisatum (Mang Cao) (3 liang), Dipsacus Asper (Xu Duan) (3 liang), Gleditsia Sinensis (Zao Jia) (2 liang, remove black skin and seeds), Agrimony (Ze Lan) (3 liang), Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu) (3 liang), Asarum (Xi Xin) (3 liang), Magnolia Flower (Xin Yi) (1 liang), Biota Orientalis Leaf (Bai Ye) (1 liang), Saposhnikovia Divaricata (Fang Feng) (1 liang), Bamboo Leaves (Zhu Ye) (1 liang), Apricot Kernel (Xing Ren) (3 liang), Pig Fat (Zhu Zhi) (2 jin).
Preparation: Decoct together until ingredients turn scorched yellow. Remove dregs and store in porcelain. Wash scalp thoroughly before each use. Efficacy observed within thirty days.
Zhi Tou Feng Wu Hui Gao (Aconite Ointment for Head Wind): Promotes rapid, black, shiny hair growth.
Ingredients: Aconitum Carleilii (Wu Hui), Illicium Anisatum (Mang Cao), Cotoneaster Australis (Shi Nan Cao), Dipsacus Asper (Xu Duan), Gleditsia Sinensis (Zao Jia, remove skin/seeds and decoct), Agrimony (Ze Lan), Atractylodes Macrocephala (Bai Zhu) (2 liang each), Magnolia Flower Kernel (Xin Yi Ren) (1 liang).
Preparation: Chop herbs and soak in vinegar overnight. Place the wrapped herb bundle under the seventh eavesdrop from the west end of a roof gutter, collecting seven dou of rainwater. Bury for thirty days until the medicine is ready. For children, shave the head and apply three times daily; for adults, wash the head and apply once daily. Highly effective.
Lianzi Cao Gao (Portulaca Ointment): Treats baldness of hair and beard, promoting regrowth with blackness and luster [from *Shenghui Fang*].
Ingredients: Portulaca Juice (Lian Zi Cao Zhi) (2 sheng), Bear White Fat (Xiong Bai Zhi) (1 da he), Pig Fat (Zhu Gao) (1 he), Raw Sesame Oil (Sheng Ma You) (1 he), Biota Cortex (Bai Bai Pi) (3 he), Mountain Leek Root (Shan Jiu Gen) (cut, 3 he), Roof Tile Dust/Slurry (Wa Yi) (cut, 5 he).
Preparation: Decoct in a copper vessel until ointment forms. Remove dregs and store. Apply while combing hair to promote regrowth and blackness.
Zhi Fu Ren Chang Fa Fang (Formula for Women's Long Hair):
Ingredients: Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), Vitex Trifolia (Man Jing Zi), Corylus heterophylla (Zhen Shu), Raw Aconitum Carleilii (Sheng Fu Zi), Litsea Cubeba (Huo Xiang) (1 liang each), Schizonepeta Stem (Jing Jie Zhi) (0.5 liang).
Preparation: Chop herbs, wrap in cotton, and place in a bottle. Soak in 1 jin of fragrant oil. Seal with paper and bury underground for half a month. Retrieve and brush onto hair.
Jin Xiao Sheng Fa Fang (Near-Efficacy Hair-Growth Formula) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Vitex Trifolia (Man Jing Zi), Celosia Leaf (Qing Xiang Ye), Portulaca (Lian Zi Cao) (1 fen each), Aconitum Carleilii (Fu Zi) (2 pieces), Ash of Crushed Hair (Sui Tou Fa Hui) (2 bi).
Preparation: Soak in wine, seal in a porcelain vessel. After fourteen days, the medicine is ready. Mix with black chicken fat for application. Wash scalp with starchy water first, then apply. Hair may grow one chi in a few days.
Shengfa Qiang Yi San (Hair-Growth Wall Slime Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Wall Slime/Dust (Qiang Yi) (5 he, dried and powdered), Iron Essence (Tie Jing) (1 he), Albizia Wood Ash (He Huan Mu Hui) (2 he), Duckweed Powder (Shui Ping Mo) (3 he).
Preparation: Grind and mix with raw Sesame Oil (Ma You) to form a paste. Apply to bald areas. Apply day and night; hair will grow. Effective.
Ling Fa Yi Zhang Fang (Formula for Easy Hair Growth) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Portulaca Juice (Lian Zi Cao Zhi) (3 sheng), Sesame Oil (Ma You) (2 sheng), Goat Milk (Yang Ru) (1 sheng), Pig Fat (Zhu Zhi) (1 sheng).
Preparation: Boil milk once, then add fats and simmer for two or three boils. Cool and store in a porcelain box. Apply daily to hair. Within seven days, hair not yet grown will fully grow.
Chang Fa Fang (Long Hair Formula) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Vitex Trifolia (Man Jing Zi) (3 sheng), Large Aconitum Carleilii (Da Fu Zi) (2 pieces).
Preparation: Soak in 1.2 dou of wine, seal in a porcelain vessel for twenty days. Wash scalp with ash lye and dry thoroughly. Melt black chicken fat and apply three times daily. After seven days, begin applying the medicinal oil three to four times daily to keep hair moist. Comb hair with the juice. Hair grows one chi in ten days. Do not apply near the face to avoid unwanted facial hair growth. Alternative version omits black chicken fat.
Ling Fa Yi Zhang (Promoting Easy Hair Growth) [from *Shenghui Fang*]:
Ingredients: Bear Fat (Xiong Zhi) (1 liang), Vitex Trifolia (Man Jing Zi) (1 liang).
Preparation: Mix evenly, dilute with vinegar, and apply. Hair will gradually grow.
Commonly Used Hair-Growth Remedies:
Clean and dry unruly hair, fry in oil until scorched, grind finely in a mortar into a paste, and rub to promote growth. Another method: For female baldness, soak 4 liang of Han Pepper (Han Jiao) in wine and rub in a sealed room; hair will naturally grow.
Zijin You (Purple Gold Oil):
Ingredients: Carp Gallbladder (20 pieces), Iron Slice (5 qian weight), Terminalia Chebula (He Zi) (5 pieces, baked, pitted), Curcuma Aromatica (Yu Jin) (2 pieces, chopped), Scutellaria Baicalensis (Huang Qin) (0.5 liang, chopped), Black Soybean (Hei Dou) (1 da he), Lithospermum Erythrorhizon (Zi Cao) (0.5 liang), Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang) (0.5 liang), Ginger Juice (Sheng Jiang Zhi) (1 da he).
Preparation: Mix uniformly, place in a raw silk bag. Take 4 liang of Bamboo Sap Oil (Zhu Li You) and 12 liang of Sesame Oil (Ma You). Immerse the bag in the oils within a porcelain container. Seal tightly and store in a cool place for half a month. Apply daily to the head; within one hundred days, hair becomes black as lacquer.
Yongxiang Xiong You (Perfumed Ligusticum Oil): Treats hair loss due to head wind.
Ingredients: Zanthoxylum Bungeanum (Qin Jiao - *Note: Likely refers to Zanthoxylum/Prickly Ash*), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), Ligusticum Wallichii (Chuan Xiong) (0.5 liang each), Vitex Trifolia (Man Jing Zi), Aconitum Carleilii (Fu Zi), Costus Root (Ling Ling Xiang) (2.5 qian each).
Preparation: Finely chop, wrap in cotton. Soak in 0.5 jin of Raw Sesame Oil (Ma You) in a porcelain vessel for twenty-one days. Apply to thinning areas. Do not drip on the face. Dispels wind and promotes hair growth.
Baizhi You (Biota Branch Oil):
Ingredients: Dry Biota Branches, Zanthoxylum Bungeanum (Qin Jiao), Pinellia Ternata (Ban Xia) (3 liang each).
Preparation: Chop, decoct in 2 bowls of water until reduced to 0.5 bowl. Add a little honey and boil briefly. Mix with a little Ginger Juice (Sheng Jiang Zhi) before use. Rub onto bald areas twice daily. Dispels wind and promotes hair growth.
Wu Jiu Fang (Black Chive Formula):
Ingredients: Bryum argenteum (Stone Moss/Lichen on rocks) (Wu Jiu Shi Yi).
Preparation: Burn to ash, use for washing head to promote hair growth. This moss grows on damp, shady mountain rocks and can be 4-5 cun long.
Treatment for Hair Loss/Promoting Growth:
Apply Goose Fat (Yan Fang).
Promotes Hair/Fur Growth:
Apply raw Sesame Oil (Hu Ma Sheng You) to the head to induce hair growth.
Promotes Hair Growth:
Burn sheep manure to ash, mix with Goose Fat (Yan Fang), apply to head; hair grows in three days.
Long Hair Formula:
Make ash juice from Stone Vitex (Shi Jing) growing near water sources, wash head to promote growth.
Promotes Hair/Fur Growth:
Apply white dog milk to follicles to generate black hair. To prevent growth, pluck hair and apply soft-shell turtle ointment (Bie Gao).
Long Hair Formula:
Wash head with Dipsacus Asper (Xu Duan) juice.
Promotes Hair Growth [from Materia Medica]:
Bathe in Duckweed (Shui Ping) decoction, or apply as an ointment.
Promotes Long Hair [from Materia Medica]:
Wash head with Gleditsia Sinensis (Zao Jia) leaf juice.
Promotes Long Hair [from Materia Medica]:
Apply oil made from Pine Needles (Song Ye) to the head.
Promotes Hair Growth. Relieves Wind Itch [from Materia Medica]:
Press Terminalia Chebula (An Mo Le) fruit for juice, mix with iron powder and oil, apply to head. Initially causes shedding, then hair grows black as lacquer.
Keeps Brain Full, Prevents Whitening, Promotes Longevity:
Use Sophora Japonica Seeds (Huai Zi), preferring those with many connections. Harvest on a Ji day in the tenth month. Store in a new basin, mix with mud, and let rot for one hundred days until the skin dissolves into water. Consume the seeds, size of soybeans.
Promotes Hair/Fur Growth [from Materia Medica]:
Crush Venus Root (Jin Xing Cao Gen), soak in oil, apply to head. Good efficacy.
Treats Alopecia [from Materia Medica]:
Grind Momordica Cochinchinensis Leaf (Gua Di Ye) fresh for juice, apply. Hair grows immediately.