🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Use fresh walnut peel to rub on affected area; if there is pain or itching, it indicates effectiveness; if no sensation, discontinue use. 250 g fig leaves soaked in white wine for one week, then rub on affected area. One whole black chicken (preferably female, aged 2–3 years), 15 g polygonum multiflorum, 5 g vitex agnus-castus, 5 g echinops. Remove feathers and internal organs from chicken, wrap the three herbs in gauze, place inside chicken cavity, add sufficient water to pot, simmer slowly until cooked, eat meat and drink soup twice daily. Avoid alcohol during treatment. Do not add salt to pot. Grind sulfur into fine powder (use stone or ceramic utensils, avoid iron). Mix half liang of sugar and a small amount of baking soda. Combine all ingredients, break off a piece of fresh cucumber (do not cut with knife), wait for fresh dew to appear on surface, immediately dip in medicine and rub onto affected area until evenly coated, then wrap with gauze. Apply three times daily; after 3–4 days, keep wrapped without disturbance; wash off with warm water after one week. If still ineffective, continue using until cured. After application, drink plenty of water to induce sweating. Fresh ginkgo leaf in appropriate amount. Crush slightly, rub on affected area until mild redness appears. Once daily. Realgar, sulfur, yellow lead oxide, mide sheng, raw pinellia in equal amounts. Grind into fine powder. Cut fresh ginger open, dip in powder, rub on affected area. Blackening of the area indicates effectiveness. Repeat next day until black color fades completely. During treatment, avoid fish, seafood, and alcoholic stimulants.<Vitiligo>