Black Hair Decoction
[Ingredients] 3 grams each of Chinese yam (Huai Shan Yao), dodder seed (Tu Si Zi), walnut kernel, 1.5 grams each of moutan bark (Dan Pi),泽泻 (Ze Xie), Gastrodia rhizome (Tian Ma), 2 grams of schisandra fruit (Zao Pi), 1 gram each of angelica root (Dang Gui), safflower (Hong Hua), cypress leaf (Ce Bai Ye), 5 grams each of prepared Polygonum multiflorum (Zhi Shou Wu), black sesame seeds, black beans, 500 grams lamb meat, 500 grams lamb bones, one lamb head, appropriate amounts of green onion, ginger, white pepper, monosodium glutamate, and salt.
[Preparation]
1. Break open lamb bones and head. Wash lamb meat, blanch briefly in boiling water to remove blood, then place together with bones and head in a pot (bones at bottom). Wrap all herbs in a gauze bag, tie tightly, place in the pot, add green onion, ginger, and white pepper, and add sufficient water.
2. Place pot on stove, bring to boil over high heat, skim off foam, remove lamb, slice, and return to pot. Simmer over low heat for 1.5 hours until lamb is tender. Remove herb bag.
[Usage] Add monosodium glutamate and salt before consumption. Eat meat and drink soup, twice daily.
[Benefits] Nourishes liver and kidneys, enriches blood and qi, darkens hair.
[Indications] Suitable for hair loss and premature graying due to liver-kidney deficiency and blood deficiency with wind-dryness.
[Notes] This formula is derived from the "Direct Decisions on Pediatric Medicinal Evidence"’s Rehmannia Pill, omitting Poria and adding supplementary herbs. The added herbs target three aspects: first, enhancing blood-nourishing and circulation-promoting actions (e.g., Angelica, black beans, safflower, Gastrodia) to eliminate hair loss caused by blood deficiency and wind-dryness; second, strengthening liver-kidney tonification and hair-darkening effects (e.g., Prepared Polygonum, Dodder Seed, Black Sesame, Cypress Leaf) to treat premature graying due to liver-kidney insufficiency; third, reinforcing deficiency-tonifying and yang-warming actions (e.g., Lamb, Walnut Meat) to ensure adequate kidney yang, thereby enhancing blood and qi production. Thus, the entire formula becomes a potent remedy for nourishing liver and kidneys, enriching blood, moisturizing dryness, and darkening hair.