Han Shilang’s Miraculously Effective Beard-Twiddling Prescription

[Formula] Baiyao Jian 30g, Wubeizi (Galla Chinensis) 15g, Hezipi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium) 30g, Langba 30g, Heye (Folium Nelumbinis) 30g, Dingfen (starch) 9g, Lvfan (Melanteritum) 15g [Usage] Grind the above into fine powder. Take a bowl of iron filings decoction, boil it down to half a bowl, filter it through cotton, and then simmer it over … Read more

Recipe for Blackening Beard and Sideburns

[Formula] Liqing (Castanea mollissima Blume leaf) and Colla Corii Asini 30g each [Usage] Grind the above ingredients into powder, use paper to twist into a wick for smoking a tile basin, collect the soot, and grind it together with walnut kernel into a paste to apply to the beard and hair. [Efficacy] Blackens the beard … Read more

Xuan Sai Wu Yun Ointment

[Formula] Chalcanthitum, Galla Chinensis, Indigo Confectio, Chebulae Fructus, Walnut Peel, Pomegranate Rind (vinegar-processed), Chaenomelis Fructus Cortex, Chinese Honeylocust Spine, Polygoni Multiflori Radix, Asari Radix et Rhizoma in equal parts [Usage] Grind the above into an extremely fine powder, refine honey to make pills as large as small coins. Always nurture them in charcoal ash and … Read more

Zihe Black Decoction

[Formula] Galla Chinensis 30g, Pomegranate Rind 30g, Dried Lotus Leaf (pounded separately) 30g, Chinese Gallnut (stir-fried) 15g, Chebulic Myrobalan Rind 15g, Chinese Gallnut Extract 15g, Copperas (ground separately) 15g [Usage] Grind the above into fine powder, add 5 – 6 spoons of stir-fried flour, and make it into a paste with good-quality vinegar. Mix the … Read more

Zhang Zihe’s Aconitum-containing Medicine

[Formula] 250 g each of fine needle sand (not a traditional herb, possibly a local or specific ingredient, keep as is if it’s a specific term in a certain context) and buckwheat flour, 500 g of concentrated vinegar [Usage] Mix the above two medicinals with concentrated vinegar into a paste. First, wash the hair with … Read more

Walnut Paste

[Formula] 3 fresh walnuts [Usage] Grind the above herbs with their skins into a fine powder. Add an appropriate amount of breast milk and place in a silver vessel. Simmer over gentle to moderate heat to form a paste, stirring with a bamboo spatula during the process. When using, wash the beard and hair, then … Read more

Soybean Decoction

[Formula] Heidoudou (Black Soybean), Cujiang (Vinegar) [Usage] Soak black soybeans in vinegar for 24 to 48 hours, then heat and boil them until they are thoroughly cooked and mushy. Filter to remove the dregs and concentrate the liquid over low heat until it forms a thick paste. First, wash the hair and wait for it … Read more

Emperor Wen of Wei’s Secret Hair Growth Ointment

[Formula] Huangqi (Astragali Radix) 30g, Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 30g, Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix) 30g, Chuanxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) 30g, Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix) 30g, Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 30g, Mangcao (Ligustici Rhizoma) 30g, Xinyiren (Magnoliae Flos) 30g, Gandihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Cruda) 30g, Gaoben (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix) 30g, Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) 30g, Shexian (Violae Herba) … Read more

The Best Formula for Blackening the Beard in the World

[Formula] Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 16g, Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma) 0.9g, Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) and Myrobalan (Galla Chinensis) each 0.9g, Baigan Mian (refined wheat flour) 0.9g, He Zi (Chebulae Fructus) 0.6g [Usage] Roast all the above herbs until they turn black, add 75g of Galla Chinensis and 15g of Verdigris, and … Read more