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1. Prescription for Hair Growth with Melon Leaves
For people with no hair, frequently applying pounded muskmelon leaves can promote hair growth.
Source: Jiayou Ben Cao
2. Formula for supports Delayed Hair Growth in Children with Elsholtzia
60 grams of Elsholtzia splendens Nakai ex Forst. f., one bowl of water, decoct until one-third remains, mix evenly with 15 grams of lard, apply daily to promote normal hair growth in children.
Source: Yonglei Qianfang
3. Formula Using Lactucae Semen for supports Non-growth of Beard and Hair
No beard grows on the scar of a furuncle. First, scrape the scar with a bamboo knife. Take equal parts of Lactucae Semen (lettuce seed) and Drynariae Rhizoma (rhizome of drynaria fortunei), grind them into a fine powder, mix with ginger juice, and apply it 3 to 5 times a day. Regular application helps promote beard growth.
Source: Zhai Xuan Fang
4. Banxia Shengfa Ling
Extract the juice from fresh stems of Pinellia ternata by twisting, place it in a pot, heat it over fire until boiling, then cool it for later use. For eyebrow and hair loss, apply the medicinal liquid to the affected area twice a day. Regular application helps promote the growth of eyebrows and hair.
Source: Prescriptions by Lei Xiao, a pharmacologist during the Liu Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties
5. Sangshen Hair Growth Formula
Ripe black mulberries are soaked in water and exposed to the sun, then applied and rubbed onto the affected area to regrow black hair.
Source: Qian Jin Fang
6. Mulberry Leaf Hair Growth Formula
Wash the hair with rice water boiled from 60 grams each of fresh mulberry leaves (Folium Mori) and fresh ramie leaves (Folium Boehmeriae niveae) once a day, which helps promote hair growth.
Source: Qian Jin Fang
7. Jinmocao Hair Growth Formula
Applying oil infused with the root of Parathelypteris nipponica (Franch.) Ching to the head is beneficial for hair growth. The dosage is 30 grams to 60 grams. Sesame oil or other vegetable oils can be used.
Source: Jiayou Ben Cao
8. Danshen Hair Growth Oil
Salvia Miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen) and Platycladus Orientalis Leaf (Cebai Ye), 10 grams each, and Red Chili Pepper (Hong Lajiao), 2 grams. Grind them all into a fine powder, mix evenly with sesame oil, and apply to the head. It has the effect of promoting hair growth.
Source: Folk proven recipe
9. Prescription of Ce Bai Ye (Platycladi Cacumen) for Hair Growth
Dry the leaves of Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco in the shade, grind them into powder, mix with sesame oil, and apply it to the hairless areas to promote hair growth.
Source: Sun Zhenren’s Dietary Taboos
10.Qiuye Shengfa Formula
For children with failure of hair growth, take the center part of the catalpa leaf, pound the juice and apply it frequently to promote hair growth.
Source: Qian Jin Yi Fang
11.Tongye Shengfa Solution
For hair loss and failure of hair regrowth, take a handful of paulownia leaves and 3 sheng (approximately 607 grams) of hemp seeds. Boil them in rice water for five to six boils, then strain out the dregs. Wash the hair with this preparation daily to promote hair growth.
This formula originates from Jin Dynasty’s Emergency Formulas to Keep at Hand (abbreviated as Zhou Hou Fang). At that time, one sheng was approximately equivalent to 202.3 grams in modern measurements. The so-called “five boilings” in the formula refers to the process of boiling the liquid once, allowing it to cool, then boiling it again, cooling it again, and repeating this process five times.
Source: Zhou Hou Fang (Prescriptions for Emergencies)
12. Formula for Hair Growth with Sesame Oil
Hair falls out and fails to regrow; applying unrefined sesame oil will promote regrowth.
Source: Puji Fang (The General Treatise on the Therapy of All wellness)
13.Prescription for supports female alopecia
Cut off the pumpkin vine, collect its juice in a clean container, dip the juice and apply it to the bald area to promote hair growth. Folk legend says this prescription is for supports female baldness, but in fact, it can also be used by men to supports baldness.
Source: Folk proven recipe
14.Sanye Hair Growth Lotion
For alopecia areata with no hair regrowth, take 100 grams each of the fresh inner leaves of Toona sinensis (Chinese mahogany), Prunus persica (peach), and Catalpa bungei (catalpa), crush them to extract the juice, and apply it frequently. The bald patches will then regrow hair.
Source: Compendium of Materia Medica
15. Prescription for Alopecia Using Eggshells
Grind eggshells into a fine powder, mix with sesame oil, and apply externally to the affected area to supports various types of alopecia. Apply three times a day, in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Long-term use is effective.
Source: Folk proven recipe
16. Wild Goose Fat Hair Growth Formula
Applying wild goose fat daily can promote hair growth.
Source: Qian Jin Fang
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Interesting list! I’ve tried some herbal remedies for hair loss but never heard of muskmelon leaves. Might be worth a try for a natural option. Thanks for sharing these traditional formulas—always good to see ancient wisdom documented.
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Intéressant ! J’ai toujours été curieuse des remèdes naturels chinois pour les cheveux. La recette avec les feuilles de melon me tente bien. Quelqu’un a déjà testé des formules similaires ?
น่าสนใจมากครับ เคยลองใช้สมุนไพรจีนบ้าง แต่ไม่เคยรู้จักสูตรใบแตงโมมาก่อน เดี๋ยวว่าจะลองหามาทำดู เผื่อผมบางจะได้กลับมาเป็นหนวดเคราเต็มอีกครั้ง 😂