Fragrant Salt Powder，From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 83), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.，
Fragrant Salt Powder
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Formulas Name : Fragrant Salt Powder
Chinese Name : 香盐散
Drug Formulation
1 jin of Cyperus rotundus (with skin; soak overnight in the juice of half a jin of ginger, then boil until dry), 1 jin of Polygonum aviculare (or half a jin if scarce; use roots, flowers, and leaves), 8 liang of table salt, 6 liang of Coptis chinensis, 5 liang of Elephant’s Tusk, 5 liang of Rheum palmatum, 4 liang of rock salt, and 4 liang of Rehmannia glutinosa.
Source
From *Collected Medical Formulas* (Vol. 83), citing *Secret Formulas Based on Clinical Experience*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder. First, take a jar and seal it tightly with a mixture of paper pulp, salt, and Chinese chives. Allow it to dry, then fill it with the medicine. Cover the jar’s opening with a small tile and seal it with mud.If there are cracks in the mud seal, patch them with more mud and allow it to dry. On the designated day, dig a large, deep earthen basin on the ground, 2 chi in diameter. First, place a layer of charcoal embers 5 cun thick inside the basin; set the medicine jar on top of them. Surround the jar and cover the top with additional charcoal embers. Calcine for about half a day, preserving the medicinal properties. Once the fire has cooled, bury the jar in the earth to remove the toxic heat from the fire. Grind into a fine powder and store it in a porcelain jar.
Instructions for Use
Every morning and evening, dip a toothbrush in the medicine to brush your teeth. Spit the salty saliva into the palm of your hand and use it to moisten and rub your face and beard. On the 6th, 16th, and 26th of each lunar month, trim off the white hair. With regular use of this remedy, white hair will naturally turn black. Additionally, periodically apply ghee, walnut oil, or Chinese sumac oil to moisturize your hair and beard; with prolonged use, you will come to appreciate its efficacy.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026
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Fragrant Salt Powder