🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Clean hair and relieve itchiness refers to formulas that clear scalp greasiness and dandruff, relieve itching. Used mainly for greasy, dirty hair difficult to clean, even matted and unmanageable, or flaky dandruff flying like snow. Primary mechanisms: dispel wind-heat, strengthen defensive qi, cool blood, moisturize dryness, remove impurities, relieve itching. Common remedies include: [Formula One] Hemp seeds 250 grams, Sichuan pepper 250 grams, soapberry powder 50 grams. Remove pepper seeds, crush all three ingredients, soak overnight in water, strain, then wash hair. This formula treats scalp itching with bloody flakes. [Formula Two] Schizonepeta spike, Cyperus root (remove hairs) 150 grams, licorice (roasted, cut) 105 grams, chrysanthemum (selected) 15 grams, ligusticum, angelica, nodding corydalis (remove tops), fangfeng (remove branches) 900 grams each. Eight ingredients crushed and sieved into fine powder, mixed with honey into pills, 30 grams per pill, divided into 30 pills. Take one pill daily, chew slowly, wash down with vegetable wine or plain water, anytime. Treats various wind conditions and scalp swelling/itching caused by washing hair while damp, with abundant dandruff. [Formula Three] Agastache, fragrant sandalwood, myrrh (roasted), cloves, processed aconite, achyranthes, processed monkshood 15 grams each, eupatorium, fangfeng, fine cinnamon 12 grams each, angelica, pine needles, wormwood 21 grams each, cypress leaf (roasted) 24 grams, large soapberry (roasted) 1 gram, licorice (roasted) 6 grams, pork fat 500 grams. All 18 ingredients finely chopped, wrapped in cotton cloth, soaked overnight in rice vinegar, then cooked with pork fat until yellow. Strain out residue—the ointment is ready. Wash hair with clean water, dry, then apply ointment and massage into scalp. Helps treat headache, removes dandruff, promotes hair growth, keeps hair black and moisturized. [Formula Four] Three pieces of Chinese thuja leaf, seven walnuts, one pear, five chebulic myrobalans. Crush all ingredients, steep in boiling water for a few minutes, use the liquid to wash hair—treats scalp itching and dandruff caused by wind-heat. [Formula Five] Monkshood, wormwood, fine cinnamon, achyranthes, hundred-herb, magnolia flower, alisma, white atractylodes, fangfeng, angelica 60 grams each, cypress leaf, bamboo leaf (cut) 75 grams each, pork fat 2,500 ml, raw hemp oil 2,500 ml. Fifteen ingredients soaked overnight in rice vinegar, then fried in oils until angelica turns yellow—the ointment is ready. Strain out residue. Wash hair first, then apply ointment. Clears wind, removes dampness, aromatizes, clears turbidity, nourishes yin, moisturizes dryness, detoxifies, activates meridians—treats scalp itching and dandruff. [Formula Six] Stone moss. Dry, burn to ash, wrap ash in two or three layers of gauze, knead in warm water, extract juice to wash hair. This herb treats scalp itching and dandruff, removes grease. [Formula Seven] Rice washing water 1 basin. Collect second rinse water during rice washing, use to wash hair, then rinse again with warm water. This method clears heat, cools blood, removes dirt—ideal for wind-heat dandruff and oily hair. [Formula Eight] Talc 120 grams, ligusticum, angelica, fine cinnamon, fangfeng, nodding corydalis, duhuo, nonpareil 15 grams each. Powder all ingredients. First comb hair, sprinkle 15 grams of powder onto hair, rub hands as if washing hair, then comb through. Long-term use removes greasiness and dandruff, prevents head wind. Treats greasy hair and wind-related issues. [Formula Nine] Bamboo sap as needed, a little green salt. Grind green salt extremely fine, mix evenly with bamboo sap, use to wash hair. Cleanses hair, dissolves clumps, removes grease—effective for oily hair with persistent itching, or hair stuck together after applying ointments, or accidental paint contact. [Formula Ten] Apricot kernels, black sesame seeds as needed. Crush both ingredients, filter juice with water, use to wash hair, and apply the paste to scalp. Clears head wind, nourishes hair. [Formula Eleven] Angelica, schizonepeta, black bindweed, angelica, thunder god vine, Chinese thuja leaf, chebulic myrobalans 100 grams each. Powder all herbs, sprinkle into hair, comb in the morning. Removes wind-dandruff, clears grease, relieves stickiness—excellent for cleaning hair. [Formula Twelve] Silkworm droppings. Burn to ash, take juice, warm at night, wash hair. Clears wind, removes dampness, activates blood circulation, treats head wind, stops itching, prevents dandruff. [Formula Thirteen] Chrysanthemum, mulberry root bark, processed aconite (remove skin and core), ligusticum, pine needle, early-lily grass, vitex, litsea, mulberry mistletoe 90 grams each. Finely chop all herbs, 150 grams per use, place in a fine silk bag, boil with ash water from mulberry firewood until flavor extracts, cool to proper temperature, remove bag. Use the liquid to wash hair, avoid wind exposure. Stops scalp itching, removes dandruff. [Formula Fourteen] Sesame oil. Apply sesame oil to scalp. Treats head wind, dandruff, scalp itching, hair loss. [Formula Fifteen] Copper sulfate, blue vitriol 15 grams each, calomel, calcined gypsum 30 grams each. Grind into fine powder, store in ceramic jar, apply to affected areas. Clears heat, tightens dampness, relieves itching, removes flakes. [Formula Sixteen] Large hemp seed, stir-fried atractylodes, achyranthes (wine-washed), stone calamus, sophora, raw polygonum multiflorum, lotus root starch, thunder god vine 60 grams each, angelica root, ligusticum, raw licorice 30 grams each. Powder, mix with old wine, form pills the size of green peas, 9 grams per dose, swallow with plain water. Clears wind, moisturizes dryness, relieves itching, removes flakes—avoid fish, stimulants, alcohol. [Formula Seventeen] Houttuynia cordata 1,500 grams (fresh preferred). Wash, cut into 1–2 cm segments, place in steam distillation apparatus, distill under normal pressure, collect 2,000 ml condensate, add 500 ml 90% ethanol, mix well, filter and store. Before use, wash hair and scalp, then apply houttuynia tincture, once every 3 days. Clears heat, eliminates wind, treats scalp dandruff and unbearable itching. [Formula Eighteen] Several roots of goat’s foot grass. Dry, crush into fine powder, mix with bile juice, apply to scalp. Effective for scalp dandruff caused by prolonged exposure to wind and heat, leading to yin deficiency and dryness. [Formula Nineteen] Three fresh black chicken eggs. Boil 2,500 ml water, splash to cool, break eggs into it, stir well, divide into three portions for hair washing. Nourishes yin, moistens dryness—effective for scalp itching with dandruff. [Formula Twenty] Equal parts white angelica, litsea. Grind into powder, sprinkle on scalp, leave for 3–5 days, then comb off. Treats dry, itchy scalp due to wind-dampness stagnation and poor blood flow, removes flakes, adds fragrance. [Formula Twenty-One] Xanthium fruit, nonpareil 30 grams each, sophora 15 grams, alum 9 grams. Boil herbs, use decoction to wash hair, one dose daily, wash twice, every three days. Tightens and relieves itching, removes flakes—especially effective for seborrheic dermatitis.<Hair Care>