Platycarya strobilacea, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the leaves of Platycarya strobilacea Sieb. et Zucc., a plant in the genus Platycarya of the family Juglandaceae. It has detoxifying, anti-itching, and antiparasitic effects. It is used to treat boils, abscesses, and toxic swellings, as well as scrotal eczema and chronic tinea.
Red-leaf Tree Seeds, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. These are the seeds of Helicia cochinchinensis Lour., a plant in the family Sapindaceae. They are distributed in South China as well as Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan. They possess detoxifying and wound-healing properties and are commonly used to treat burns and scalds.
Alpine Cypress, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the branches, leaves, or cones of the plant Sabina squamata (Buch. Ham.) Ant. of the Cupressaceae family. It is distributed in southwestern China, as well as in Shaanxi, Gansu, Anhui, Fujian, Taiwan, Hubei, and Tibet. It has the effects of dispelling wind and dampness, detoxifying, and reducing swelling, and is used to treat rheumatic pain, edema caused by nephritis, urinary tract infections, and abscesses and swellings caused by toxins.
Golden Thread Imperial Chrysanthemum is a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried flowers of the cultivated variety “Golden Thread Imperial Chrysanthemum” of the plant Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat.) Tzvel., belonging to the genus Dendranthema in the Asteraceae family. It has the therapeutic effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, as well as calming the liver and improving vision. It is primarily used to treat wind-heat colds, headaches and dizziness, red, swollen, and painful eyes, blurred vision, and abscesses and swellings caused by toxins.
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[Formula] Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc. (remove seeds and closed ones, stir-fry until perspiration appears) 30g, Rehmannia glutinosa (Libosch.) Steud. (dried by baking) 30g, Inula japonica (Thunb.) A.Gray 30g, Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook.f. ex Franch. et Sav. 30g [Usage] Grind the above ingredients into a powder, process with refined honey to … Read more
[Formula] Rehmanniae Radix (Sheng Di Huang) 1500g (pound to extract juice), Prunus Armeniaca Semen (Xing Ren) 2500g (remove peel and tips of both kernels, grind with Rehmanniae Radix juice into a paste), Perillae Fructus Oil (Wu Ma You) 1000g (grind with Rehmanniae Radix juice and wring out the juice), Juglandis Semen (Hu Tao Rang) 500g … Read more
[Formula] Cinnamomi Cortex (outer bark removed) 30g, Ecliptae Herba 30g, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix 30g, Chrysanthemi Flos 30g, Inulae Flos 30g, Sesami Semen Nigrum 30g, Litseae Fructus 30g, Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix (soaked in wine, cortex removed) 30g [Usage] Grind the above ingredients into powder and process with refined honey to make pills the size of Sterculia … Read more
Agastache Leaves 30g, Chinese Coin Grass 30g, Roasted Honeylocust Thorns (peeled and seedless) 30g, Sandalwood 30g, Agarwood 30g, Dahurian Angelica Root 60g, Fermented Fox Nut 21g, Donkey-hide Gelatin (crushed and stir-fried until pearl-like) 21g, Clove 21g, Borneol (ground separately) 7.5g & Glutinous Rice 750g [Usage] Grind the above into a fine powder. Use it daily … Read more
The Hair-Moisturizing Formula is suitable for individuals with dry, lackluster hair, yellowish and withered hair, or slow hair growth. When used by imperial concubines in the palace, such formulas were mostly applied externally as oils. There were also methods like washing hair with decocted medicinal juice, shampooing with medicinal powder, and applying medicinal paste externally. … Read more
[Formula] Seventeen mulberries (Fructus Mori), two walnuts (Juglans regia). [Usage] Grind it into a paste, pull out the white hair, fill the hole with the paste, and black hair will grow. [Efficacy] Promotes the growth of black hair. [Indications] Premature graying of the sideburn hair. [Commentary] Both of the above prescriptions primarily feature mulberry fruit … Read more
[Formula] Fructus Mori (Mulberry Fruit) 500g, Tadpoles 500g [Usage] Place in a bottle, seal it, and hang it at the eastern end of the house until it completely turns into a mud-like substance, staining white like lacquer. [Functions] Blackens beard and hair. [Indications] Graying of beard and hair. [Commentary] For example, the Sangtao Hair-Dyeing Formula. … Read more
[Formula] An appropriate amount of Hibiscus syriacus L. (Rose of Sharon) leaves [Usage] Pound the leaves of Hibiscus syriacus, mix the juice with hot water and use it for washing. [Functions] Promotes black and supple hair. [Indications] Premature graying and dull hair. [Annotation] Hibiscus syriacus belongs to the Malvaceae family. Its leaves have heat-clearing and … Read more
[Formula] Fine-grained Black Soybean 2000g [Usage] Boil the above herbs in 1600 ml of vinegar-soaked water until 800 ml remains, then strain out the beans. Wash the hair with high-quality lye water and let it dry. Apply the warm bean decoction to the hair, wrap it with an oiled cloth, and leave it overnight. After … Read more
[Formula] Galla Chinensis 30g (crush into soybean-sized pieces, sift out the fine particles using a bran sieve, place in an oil-free clean pan, stir continuously while frying until blackened; avoid yellowing or scorching; take a piece of green cloth, wet it with water, wrap the hot Galla Chinensis inside, cover with a board on the … Read more
