桑皮饮 治皮肤痛，不可以手按。
桑白皮（二钱） 干葛 柴胡 枯黄芩 玄参（各一钱） 地骨皮 天门冬 麦门冬（各一钱半）
甘草 木通（各四分）
上水二盏，姜三片，葱一寸，煎八分，食远服，取微汁。
泽肤膏 治皮肤枯燥如鱼鳞。
牛骨髓 真酥油（各等分）
上二味，合炼一处，以净瓷器贮之，每日空心用三匙，热酒调服，蜜汤亦可。久服
滋阴养血，止嗽荣筋。
大黄 虫丸（见虚劳。）
苇茎汤 当于疡科求之。
〔张天师〕草还丹（海藏） 此上少阴下厥阴药也。
地骨皮 生地黄 菟丝子（酒浸三宿，炒黄）
牛膝 远志（去心） 石菖蒲（各等分）
上为细末，炼蜜丸，如桐子大，每服三十丸，空心温酒下，盐汤亦可。修合忌女人、鸡、犬见。
七宝美髯丹 补肾丸，乌须发，延年益寿。
何首乌（赤白雌雄各一斤） 川牛膝（八两以何首乌先用米泔水浸一日夜，以竹刀刮去粗皮，切作大
片，用黑豆铺甑中一层，却铺何首乌一层，再铺豆一层，却铺川牛膝一层，又豆一层，重重相间，面上铺
豆覆之，以豆熟为度，取去豆晒干，次日如前用生豆再蒸，如法蒸七次，晒七次，去豆用） 破故纸（半斤，
以水洗净，用黑芝麻同炒无声为度，去芝麻） 白茯苓（半斤，用人乳汁拌浸透，晒干蒸过） 赤茯苓（半
斤，用黑牛乳汁浸透，晒干蒸过） 菟丝子（半斤，酒浸一宿，洗去砂土，晒干，蒸三次，晒三次） 当归
身（半斤净身，去头尾，酒洗过） 枸杞子（半斤，去蒂枯者）
上末之，炼蜜丸，如龙眼大。每日空心嚼二三丸，温酒下，或米汤、白汤、盐汤皆
可。（制药不犯铁器。）
玄精丹 北方黑色，入通于肾，开窍于二阴，藏精于肾，其味咸，其类水，其病在骨，此药主之。
血余，自己发，（及父子一本者，及少壮男女发，拣去黄白色者，用灰汤洗二三次，再以大皂角四
两捶碎，煮水洗净，务期无油气为佳，将发扯碎晒干，每净发一斤，用川椒四两拣去梗核，于大锅内发一
层，椒一层，和匀，以中锅盖之，盐泥固济，勿令泄气，桑柴慢火 三炷香，退火待冷，取出约重四两有
余，于无风处研为细末） 何首乌（用黑豆九蒸九晒，拣去豆，取净末一斤） 黑脂麻（九蒸九晒，取净末八
两） 破故纸（炒，取净末四两） 生地黄（怀庆沉水者，酒浸，杵膏八两） 熟地黄（同上制，八两） 桑堪
（取净汁，熬膏四两） 女贞实（四两） 旱莲草（取净汁，熬膏四两） 胡桃肉（研膏，二两） 胶枣肉（研膏，
二两） 槐角子（入牛胆内百日，四两）
上以药末，入诸膏和匀，加炼蜜一斤成剂，入石臼内舂千余下，如桐子大。每服六
十丸，空心用何首乌酿酒，每温二三杯送下，日三。
青丝散（东垣） 补虚牢牙，黑髭须。
香白芷 白茯苓（各五钱） 母丁香 细辛 当归 川芎 甘草 甘松（各三钱） 升麻
旱莲草 地骨皮 生地黄 熟地黄 青盐 破故纸（各二钱） 寒水石（七钱， ） 香附米（一
两，生姜汁浸一宿，炒） 何首乌（一两） 麝香（五分） 高茶末
为末，庚日为始，背东面西擦牙，早不见日，夜不见灯，刷毕咽药，余津润髭，一
月顿黑。（忌食萝卜。）
擦牙方
六月六日，取槐枝，刀锉碎如黄豆粗，用一斗，着东流水一桶，煮至五分，捞去槐枝，
又煎至三分；用食盐三斤，入锅炒干，取出研细；用黑铅一斤，锅 成灰，与前盐罗成
末，再入锅炒如砖色。每日擦牙，取漱口水通着打四鬓并发，令自干，日久去头风，固
齿，去酒刺，乌须发。
擦牙乌须方
猪牙皂角（七钱，炮） 白茯苓（去皮） 破故纸 熟地黄（酒浸，焙） 五倍子（制） 青盐 细辛（各
三钱，去根土） 桑椹子（晒干，五钱）
上为细末，每清晨擦牙，用水漱口，洗须鬓。不可将漱水入盆内，恐伤眼目。
易便擦牙方
用五倍子大者一百个，装食盐一斤，铺在锅内，大火烧过存性，为细末，每日擦之。
丁砂散（《瑞竹》） 掠髭发。
大诃子（一个） 母丁香（十五个） 百药煎（一钱） 针砂（少许，醋炒七次） 高茶末
上为细末，用水一大碗，熬数沸，不去滓，收于净瓷器内。每夜临卧，温浆洗净髭
发，用药水掠之，次早再用温浆水净洗，百日其髭发自黑。药用更浸一新钉尤妙。
诃子散（《瑞竹》）
诃子（两个，去核） 没食子 百药煎（各三两） 金丝矾（一两半，研） 针砂（三两，用好醋一碗，瓷
器浸三日，炒七次）
上将荞面入针砂打糊，先一夜将针砂糊
抹在头上，用荷叶包到天明，温浆水洗净。次夜却将前药末四味调入针砂糊内，用生姜一
块捶碎，再加些少轻粉，一处调匀，抹在头上，仍用荷叶包到天明，用温浆水加清油数
点在内洗净，其发黑且光。
制五倍子法
拣大五倍子，去蛀屑，敲作碎粒，分粗细为二，先将粗片于瓦器中，内用文火炒成
糊，次入细者同炒，初时大黑烟起，取出不住手炒，将冷又上火炒昏黄烟起，又取开炒，
再上火炒青黄烟间出，即住火。先以真青布一大片浸湿，将五倍子倾在布上，捏成一团，
用脚踏成饼，上用湿泥一担 一夜，色如乌鸦羽为妙，瓷器盛之，勿令泄气。
乌须易简方
制五倍子（一钱） 胆矾 白矾（各七厘） 盐（一分四厘） 榆皮面（二分）
上俱研细末，茶清调如稀糊，隔汤顿稠，黄昏乘热刷上，待有一个更次洗去。
又方
金铅（一钱） 青锭粉（三分） 海砂（一分） 樟脑（半分）
上和匀，茶卤调搽髭发，点线香一炷，完即洗去，以油润之。
点白方
每日拔去白须，即以银簪点丁香末和姜汁在根孔内，则再生黑须。
又方
银矿 当归（各三钱） 白矾（生） 飞面 真粉（各一分） 朱砂（一分半）
上用清水调，拔去白发，点如前。
浸油
银矿（一两） 当归（三两） 核桃油（八两）
上末，浸瓷罐内，七日后搽。
黑云散
五倍子（炒） 百药煎 生胡桃皮 青石榴皮 诃子肉 青木瓜皮 青柿子皮 何首乌
猪牙皂角（炒黑） 青矾 细辛 水银（各等分）
上以水银入石榴皮内月余，再以榴皮晒干，同诸药研末，炼蜜丸，如小钱大，常于
木炭灰内焙养，勿得离灰。如要乌须发时，先用皂角水洗净，次用热酒调化涂之，好热醋亦可。
滋荣散（《瑞竹》） 长养发，发落最宜。
生姜（焙干） 人参（各一两）
上为细末，每用生姜一块，切片蘸药末，于发落处擦之，二日一次。
三圣膏（《必用》） 治髭发脱落，能令再生。
黑附子 蔓荆子 柏子仁（各半两）
上为末，乌鸡脂和匀，捣研干，置瓦盆内封固，百日取出，涂脱处，三五日即生。
桑皮饮：治疗皮肤疼痛，且按压时疼痛加剧。
桑白皮（二钱） 干葛根 柴胡 枯黄芩 玄参（各一钱） 地骨皮 天门冬 麦门冬（各一钱半）
甘草 木通（各四分）
以上药物加水两盏，生姜三片，葱白一寸，煎煮至剩余八分药液，在饭后服用，以取得微微出汗的效果。
泽肤膏：治疗皮肤干燥粗糙，状如鱼鳞。
牛骨髓 真酥油（各等量）
以上两味药，混合炼制在一起，用干净的瓷器储存。每天空腹时用三匙，热酒调服，蜂蜜水也可以。长期服用可以滋阴养血，止咳润筋。
苇茎汤（应当从外科角度寻求治疗方案）。
〔张天师〕草还丹（出自海藏）：这是上治少阴、下治厥阴的药物。
地骨皮 生地黄 菟丝子（用酒浸泡三个晚上，炒至黄色）
牛膝 远志（去除心部） 石菖蒲（各等量）
以上药物研成细末，炼蜜制成丸药，大小如梧桐子。每次服用三十丸，空腹时用温酒送服，盐汤也可以。制作过程中忌讳妇女、鸡、狗看见。
七宝美髯丹：补肾丸，使胡须变黑，延年益寿。
何首乌（赤色和白色、雌株和雄株各一斤） 川牛膝（八两，先用何首乌和米泔水浸泡一天一夜，用竹刀刮去粗皮，切成大片，用黑豆铺在蒸笼底层一层，再铺一层何首乌，再铺一层豆，再铺一层川牛膝，又铺一层豆，层层相间，面上铺豆覆盖，以豆子煮熟为度，取出去掉豆子晒干，第二天再用生豆按前法蒸，依法蒸七次，晒七次，去掉豆子使用） 破故纸（半斤，用水洗净，用黑芝麻同炒至无爆裂声为度，去掉芝麻） 白茯苓（半斤，用人乳汁拌浸透，晒干后蒸过） 赤茯苓（半斤，用黑牛乳汁浸透，晒干后蒸过） 菟丝子（半斤，酒浸泡一个晚上，洗去砂土，晒干，蒸三次，晒三次） 当归身（半斤净身，去除头尾，酒洗过） 枸杞子（半斤，去除蒂头和枯萎者）
以上药物研成粉末，炼蜜制成丸药，大小如龙眼。每天空腹嚼服二三丸，温酒送服，或者米汤、白开水、盐汤都可以。（制药过程不接触铁器。）
玄精丹：北方属黑色，入通于肾，开窍于前后二阴，藏精于肾，其味咸，其类属水，其病位在骨，此药主治此类病症。
血余（即人的头发，包括父子同源的头发，以及年轻壮年男女的头发，拣去黄白色的，用草木灰水清洗两三次，再用大皂角四两捶碎，煮水洗净，务必确保没有油脂气味为佳，将头发扯碎晒干，每净发一斤，用川椒四两拣去梗核，在大锅内发一层，椒一层，和匀，盖上锅盖，用盐泥密封固济，不要漏气，用桑柴慢火熏烧三炷香的时间，退火待冷，取出约重四两有余，在无风处研为细末） 何首乌（用黑豆九蒸九晒，拣去豆子，取净末一斤） 黑脂麻（九蒸九晒，取净末八两） 破故纸（炒，取净末四两） 生地黄（怀庆产沉水的，酒浸，捣成膏八两） 熟地黄（同上法制，八两） 桑椹（取净汁，熬膏四两） 女贞实（四两） 旱莲草（取净汁，熬膏四两） 胡桃肉（研膏，二两） 胶枣肉（研膏，二两） 槐角子（放入牛胆内一百天，四两）
以上将药末，加入各种膏剂调和均匀，加炼蜜一斤成为药剂，放入石臼内舂打一千多下，大小如梧桐子。每次服用六十丸，空腹用何首乌酿的酒，每次温饮二三杯送下，每日三次。
青丝散（出自东垣）：补虚坚固牙齿，使胡须变黑。
香白芷 白茯苓（各五钱） 母丁香 细辛 当归 川芎 甘草 甘松（各三钱） 升麻
旱莲草 地骨皮 生地黄 熟地黄 青盐 破故纸（各二钱） 寒水石（七钱，煅） 香附米（一两，生姜汁浸泡一个晚上，炒） 何首乌（一两） 麝香（五分） 高茶末
以上研成粉末，从庚日开始，背对东方面向西方刷牙，早晨不见太阳，晚上不见灯光，刷完后咽下药液，剩余的津液滋润胡须，一个月即可全黑。（忌食萝卜。）
擦牙方
六月六日，取槐枝，用刀锉碎如黄豆粗细，用量一斗，加入东流水一桶，煮至剩余五分水量，捞去槐枝，
再煎至剩余三分水量；用食盐三斤，入锅炒干，取出研细；用黑铅一斤，在锅中熔化成灰，与前盐筛罗成
粉末，再入锅炒至砖红色。每天刷牙，取漱口水连同打湿的四鬓和头发，令其自然风干，日久可去除头风，坚固牙齿，去除酒刺，使须发变黑。
擦牙乌须方
猪牙皂角（七钱，炮制） 白茯苓（去皮） 破故纸 熟地黄（酒浸，焙干） 五倍子（制过） 青盐 细辛（各
三钱，去除根部和泥土） 桑椹子（晒干，五钱）
以上研成细末，每天清晨刷牙，用水漱口，清洗胡须和鬓发。不可将漱口水吐入盆内，恐怕损伤眼睛。
易便擦牙方
选用大的五倍子一百个，装入食盐一斤，铺在锅内，大火烧至存性，研成细末，每天擦拭。
丁砂散（《瑞竹堂经验方》）：用于梳理髭发。
大诃子（一个） 母丁香（十五个） 百药煎（一钱） 针砂（少许，醋炒七次） 高茶末
以上研成细末，用水一大碗，熬煮数沸，不去药渣，收于干净的瓷器内。每晚临睡前，用温浆水洗净髭
发，用药水梳理，次日早晨再用温浆水洗净，百日之后髭发自黑。药用更浸泡在新钉中尤其好。
诃子散（《瑞竹堂经验方》）
诃子（两个，去核） 没食子 百药煎（各三两） 金丝矾（一两半，研细） 针砂（三两，用好醋一碗，瓷
器浸泡三天，炒七次）
上将荞面与针砂打成糊，先一夜将针砂糊
涂抹在头上，用荷叶包裹到天明，用温浆水洗净。第二晚再将前四种药末调入针砂糊内，用生姜一
块捶碎，再加少量轻粉，一处调匀，涂抹在头上，仍用荷叶包裹到天明，用温浆水加清油数滴在内洗净，头发既黑又光亮。
制五倍子法
挑选大的五倍子，去除蛀屑，敲作碎粒，分为粗细两种，先将粗片在瓦器中，用文火炒成
糊状，其次入细者同炒，初时冒出大黑烟，取出不停手翻炒，将冷后又上火炒至昏黄烟起，又取开翻炒，
再上火炒至青黄烟间出，即停止火候。先用真青布一大片浸湿，将五倍子倾倒在布上，捏成一团，
用脚踏成饼，上用湿泥一担覆盖一夜，颜色如乌鸦羽毛为佳，用瓷器盛装，不要漏气。
乌须易简方
制五倍子（一钱） 胆矾 白矾（各七厘） 盐（一分四厘） 榆皮面（二分）
以上都研成细末，茶清调成稀糊，隔水炖稠，黄昏趁热刷上，等待一个更次后洗去。
又一方
金铅（一钱） 青锭粉（三分） 海砂（一分） 樟脑（半分）
以上和匀，茶卤调搽髭发，点线香一炷的时间，完成后洗去，用油滋润。
点白方
每天拔去白须，即以银簪蘸丁香末和姜汁点在毛囊孔内，则再生黑须。
又方
银矿 当归（各三钱） 白矾（生用） 飞面 真粉（各一分） 朱砂（一分半）
以上用清水调匀，拔去白发，点涂如前法。
浸油
银矿（一两） 当归（三两） 核桃油（八两）
以上研末，浸泡在瓷罐内，七日后搽抹。
黑云散
五倍子（炒） 百药煎 生胡桃皮 青石榴皮 诃子肉 青木瓜皮 青柿子皮 何首乌
猪牙皂角（炒黑） 青矾 细辛 水银（各等量）
以上将水银放入石榴皮内放置月余，再将榴皮晒干，同诸药研末，炼蜜制成丸药，大小如小铜钱，常在
木炭灰内焙养，不得离开灰。如果要使须发变黑时，先用皂角水洗净，次用热酒调化涂之，好热醋也可以。
滋荣散（《瑞竹堂经验方》）：长养头发，头发脱落最适宜使用。
生姜（焙干） 人参（各一两）
以上研成细末，每次用生姜一块，切片蘸药末，在头发脱落处擦拭，两天一次。
三圣膏（《局方发挥》/《必用方》）：治疗髭发脱落，能使头发再生。
黑附子 蔓荆子 柏子仁（各半两）
以上研成粉末，用乌鸡脂调和均匀，捣研干，置于瓦盆内封固，一百天后取出，涂抹在脱发处，三五天即可生出。
Sangpi Yin (Mulberry Bark Decoction): Treats skin pain that worsens upon palpation.
Bai Sang Pi (Cortex Mori, 2 qian), Gan Ge Gen (Radix Puerariae Lobatae), Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri), Ku Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix, dried), Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae) (each 1 qian); Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii), Tian Men Dong (Radix Asparagi), Mai Men Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis) (each 1.5 qian); Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Mu Tong (Caulis Akebiae) (each 4 fen).
Add two cups of water, three slices of Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), and one inch of Cong Bai (Scallion White). Decoct until eight parts remain. Take after meals to induce mild sweating.
Ze Fu Gao (Skin-Nourishing Paste): Treats dry, rough skin resembling fish scales.
Niu Gu Sui (Ossis Bovis Medulla), Zhen Su You (Butyrum Bubali Verum) (equal amounts).
Melt and mix the two ingredients together. Store in a clean porcelain vessel. Take three spoons on an empty stomach daily, mixed with hot Jiu (Alcohol). Honey water is also acceptable. Long-term use nourishes Yin and blood, stops cough, and moistens sinews.
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan (Rhubarb and Ground Beetle Pill) (See Xu Lao [Deficiency Syndrome]).
Wei Jing Tang (Reed Rhizome Decoction) (Should be sought from the perspective of Surgery/Yang Ke).
[Celestial Master] Cao Huan Dan (Grass Return Pill) (from Hai Zang): This is a formula treating the Sha Yin (Lesser Yin) above and Jue Yin (Terminal Yin) below.
Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) (soaked in wine for three nights, stir-fried until yellow); Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentata), Yuan Zhi (Radix Polygalae, heart removed), Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) (equal amounts).
Pulverize into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take thirty pills per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine; salt water is also acceptable. Avoid exposure to women, chickens, and dogs during preparation.
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan (Seven-Treasure Beard-Beautifying Pill): Kidney-tonifying pill to darken beard hair and prolong life.
He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) (one jin each of red/white and male/female varieties); Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentata) (8 liang: soak He Shou Wu and rice washing water for one day and night, scrape off coarse skin with a bamboo knife, slice thinly. Layer black beans and He Shou Wu slices in a steamer, alternating layers, topped with beans. Steam until beans are cooked, remove beans, sun-dry. Repeat steaming with fresh beans seven times, drying seven times, then discard beans); Po Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae) (0.5 jin: wash clean, stir-fry with black sesame seeds until no popping sound, remove sesame); Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (0.5 jin: soak in human milk until saturated, sun-dry, steam); Chi Fu Ling (Poria with Red Heart) (0.5 jin: soak in black cow milk until saturated, sun-dry, steam); Tu Si Zi (Semen Cuscutae) (0.5 jin: soak in wine overnight, wash away sand/dirt, sun-dry, steam three times, dry three times); Dang Gui Shen (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, body only) (0.5 jin: clean, remove head/tail, wash with wine); Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii) (0.5 jin: remove stems and withered ones).
Pulverize all. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of longan fruits. Chew two or three pills on an empty stomach daily, taken with warm wine, rice soup, plain water, or salt water. (Do not use iron utensils during preparation.)
Xuan Jing Dan (Dark Essence Pill): The North corresponds to Black, connecting to the Kidney, opening at the two yin orifices, storing essence in the Kidney. Its flavor is salty, its element is Water, and its disease manifestation is in the bones. This pill treats such conditions.
Xue Yu (Hair Char, i.e., human hair, including hair from father and son of the same lineage, and young adults; select non-yellow/non-white hairs, wash twice or thrice with ash water, then wash with water boiled from four liang of large Ya Jiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) pounded up. Ensure no grease remains. Tear hair into pieces, sun-dry. For every jin of clean hair, use four liang of Chuan Jiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, remove stems/pips). Layer hair and pepper in a large pot, cover with lid, seal tightly with salt mud to prevent leakage. Slow-fire smoke with Sang Chai (Mulberry Firewood) for three incense sticks' duration. Let cool, remove. Weight should be over four liang. Grind into fine powder in a windless place.) He Shou Wu (Nine-steamed, nine-sun-dried with black beans, remove beans, take pure powder, one jin); Hei Zhi Ma (Sesamum indicum L.) (nine-steamed, nine-sun-dried, take pure powder, 8 liang); Po Gu Zhi (Stir-fried, take pure powder, 4 liang); Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) (Huaiqing variety that sinks in water, soaked in wine, pounded into paste, 8 liang); Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, processed similarly, 8 liang); Sang Shen (Fructus Mori) (take pure juice, boil into paste, 4 liang); Nv Zhen Zi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi) (4 liang); Han Lian Cao (Herba Ecliptae) (take pure juice, boil into paste, 4 liang); Hu Tao Ren (Semen Juglandis) (pounded into paste, 2 liang); Jiao Zao Rou (Flesh of Jujube) (pounded into paste, 2 liang); Huai Jiao Zi (Fructus Sophorae) (placed inside ox gallbladder for 100 days, 4 liang).
Mix medicinal powders with pastes evenly. Add one jin of refined honey to form the mass. Pound in a stone mortar over a thousand times. Form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take sixty pills per dose on an empty stomach, delivered with wine brewed from He Shou Wu, two or three warm cups at a time, three times daily.
Qing Si San (Black Hair Powder) (from Dong Yuan): Tonifies deficiency, strengthens teeth, darkens beard and hair.
Xiang Bai Zhi (Radix Angelicae Dahuricae), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (each 5 qian); Mu Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli), Xi Xin (Herba Asari), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Chuan Xiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Gan Song (Rhizoma Nardostachyos) (each 3 qian); Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Han Lian Cao (Herba Ecliptae), Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii), Sheng Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Qing Yan (Halitum), Po Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae) (each 2 qian); Han Shui Shi (Gypsum Fibrosum) (7 qian, calcined); Xiang Fu Mi (Rhizoma Cyperi Rotundi) (1 liang, soaked in Sheng Jiang juice overnight, stir-fried); He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix) (1 liang); She Xiang (Moschus) (5 fen); Gao Cha Mo (Tea Powder).
Pulverize. Starting on a Geng day, face West with back to East while brushing teeth. Do this before sunrise and after sunset. Swallow the residue after brushing; let saliva moisturize the beard. It will turn completely black within one month. (Avoid eating radish.)
Ya Cha Fang (Tooth-Brushing Formula):
On the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, take Huai Zhi (Ramulus Sophorae), chop finely like soybeans. Use one dou (unit of volume), add one bucket of flowing water from the east. Boil down to five parts, remove branches. Boil again down to three parts. Stir-fry three jin of Yan Yan (Halitum) in a pot until dry, grind fine. Melt one jin of Qian (Plumbum) into ash in a pot, mix with the salt powder, sieve, then stir-fry in a pot until brick-red. Brush teeth daily. Rinse mouth, then splash the rinse water onto temples and hair, letting it air dry. Long-term use removes Head Wind (Tou Feng), strengthens teeth, removes acne, and darkens hair.
Ya Cha Wu Xu Fang (Tooth-Brushing Beard-Darkening Formula):
Zhu Ya Zao Jiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis) (7 qian, processed), Bai Fu Ling (Poria, peeled), Po Gu Zhi (Fructus Psoraleae), Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, wine-soaked, baked), Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis) (processed), Qing Yan (Halitum), Xi Xin (Herba Asari) (each 3 qian, roots and dirt removed), Sang Shen Zi (Fructus Mori, sun-dried, 5 qian).
Pulverize. Brush teeth early morning, rinse with water, wash beard and sideburns. Do not spit rinse water into basins to avoid eye irritation.
Yi Bian Ya Cha Fang (Easy Tooth-Brushing Formula):
Use one hundred large Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis). Pack with one jin of Yan Yan (Halitum). Place in pot, roast over high fire until "preserved nature" (carbonized but not burnt). Grind into fine powder. Apply daily.
Ding Sha San (Cloves and Needle Sand Powder) (from Rui Zhu): For grooming beard/hair.
Da He Zi (Fructus Chebulae) (one), Mu Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli) (fifteen), Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis) (1 qian), Zhen Sha (Lamina Ferri) (a little, stir-fried seven times in vinegar), Gao Cha Mo (Tea Powder).
Pulverize. Boil in one large bowl of water for several boils. Do not filter dregs. Store in clean porcelain. Every night before bed, wash beard/hair with warm grain water, apply medicine water to comb/groom. Next morning, wash clean with warm grain water. After one hundred days, hair turns black. Soaking medicine in new nails is especially effective.
He Zi San (Chebulae Powder) (from Rui Zhu):
He Zi (Fructus Chebulae) (two, pitted), Mei Shi Zi (Myrobalan), Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis) (each 3 liang); Jin Si Fan (Alumen) (1.5 liang, ground), Zhen Sha (Lamina Ferri) (3 liang, soaked in one bowl of good vinegar in porcelain for three days, stir-fried seven times).
Make a paste using Qiao Mian (Buckwheat Flour) and Zhen Sha. Apply the paste to the head the night before, wrap with Lotus leaves until dawn. Wash clean with warm grain water. The next night, mix the four powdered medicines into the Zhen Sha paste. Crush one piece of Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), add a little Qing Fen (Calamina), mix well. Apply to head, wrap with Lotus leaves until dawn. Wash clean with warm grain water adding a few drops of Qing You (Vegetable Oil). Hair becomes black and shiny.
Zhi Wu Bei Zi Fa (Method for Processing Galla Chinensis):
Select large Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis), remove insect debris, crush into particles. Separate into coarse and fine. First, stir-fry coarse pieces in a clay vessel over gentle heat until pasty. Then add fine pieces and stir-fry together. Initially, thick black smoke rises. Remove and stir continuously. When cool, reheat until dull yellow smoke appears. Remove and stir again. Reheat until green-yellow smoke appears, then stop fire. Wet a large piece of true blue cloth. Pour processed Galla onto cloth, knead into a ball. Step on it to form a cake. Cover with one dan (unit of weight) of wet mud for one night. Ideal color is like crow feathers. Store in porcelain, keep airtight.
Wu Xu Yi Jian Fang (Simple Beard-Darkening Formula):
Zhi Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis) (1 qian), Dan Fan (Chalcanthite), Bai Fan (Alumen) (each 7 li), Yan (Halitum) (1.4 li), Yu Pi Mian (Ulmaceae Bark Powder) (2 fen).
Grind all into fine powder. Mix with tea liquor to form thin paste. Thicken by steaming. Apply hot at dusk. Wash off after one watch (two hours).
Another Formula:
Jin Qian (Gold Leaf?), Qing Ding Fen (Blue Powder?), Hai Sha (Sea Sand), Zhang Nao (Camphora) (each 0.5 fen).
Mix evenly. Apply to beard/hair mixed with tea dregs. Burn half an incense stick's time. Wash off. Moisturize with oil.
Dian Bai Fang (White-Spot Pointing Formula):
Pluck white hairs daily. Immediately use a silver needle to point Ding Xiang (Flos Caryophylli) powder mixed with Jiang Zhi (Zingiberis Juice) into the follicle root. New black hairs will regenerate.
Another Formula:
Yin Kuang (Silver Ore), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (each 3 qian), Bai Fan (Alumen, raw), Fei Mian (Refined Wheat Flour), Zhen Fen (True Rice Starch) (each 1 fen), Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) (1.5 fen).
Mix with clear water. Pluck white hairs. Apply as above.
Jin You (Infused Oil):
Yin Kuang (Silver Ore) (1 liang), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) (3 liang), Tao He You (Semen Juglandis Oil) (8 liang).
Grind to powder. Infuse in porcelain jar for seven days. Apply.
Hei Yun San (Black Cloud Powder):
Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis, stir-fried), Bai Yao Jian (Pilula Medicinalis), Sheng Hu Tao Pi (Pericarpium Juglandis), Qing Shi Liu Pi (Pericarpium Granati), He Zi Rou (Mesocarp of Fructus Chebulae), Qing Mu Gua Pi (Pericarpium Chaenomelis), Qing Shi Zi Pi (Pericarpium Diospyros), He Shou Wu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Zhu Ya Zao Jiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, stir-fried black), Qing Fan (Chalcanthite), Xi Xin (Herba Asari), Shui Yin (Hydrargyrum) (equal amounts).
Place Shui Yin (Hydrargyrum) inside Shi Liu Pi (Pericarpium Granati) for over a month. Sun-dry the peel. Grind together with other herbs. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of small coins. Keep roasting in charcoal ash constantly, do not leave the ash. To darken hair/beard: first wash with Zao Jiao water, then dissolve pill in hot wine and apply. Hot vinegar is also acceptable.
Zi Rong San (Nourishing Prosperity Powder) (from Rui Zhu): Promotes hair growth, best for hair loss.
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, baked dry), Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) (each 1 liang).
Pulverize. Take a slice of Sheng Jiang, dip in powder, rub on bald spots. Once every two days.
San Sheng Gao (Three Sages Paste) (from Bi Yong): Treats beard/hair loss, promotes regeneration.
Hei Fu Zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata), Man Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis), Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi) (each 0.5 liang).
Pulverize. Mix with Wu Ji Zhi (Fat of Hen) until uniform. Pound/grind dry. Seal in a clay pot. After one hundred days, take out and apply to bald areas. Hair regenerates in three to five days.