🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Premature Graying of Hair
（One）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Deficiency of both qi and blood cannot nourish upward, hair loses nourishment.
【Therapeutic Method】Tonifying qi and nourishing blood, tonifying kidney and enriching essence.
【Formula Name】Qibao Meiran Dan Modified.
【Composition】Rehmannia glutinosa 15g, Fo-ti 15g, Cynomorium songaricum 15g, Dodder Seed 15g, Black Sesame 12g, Mulberry Fruit 12g, Poria 12g, Cornus officinalis 12g, Softshell Turtle Gelatin 10g (melted), Glycyrrhiza 6g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, three times daily.
【Source】Li Yuanwen's formula.
（Two）
【Syndrome Differentiation】Internal blood heat, insufficient water fails to nourish wood, liver hyperactivity, blood dryness, blood heat predominance, hair loses nourishment.
【Therapeutic Method】Clearing heat and cooling blood, nourishing kidney and blackening hair.
【Formula Name】Cao Huan Dan Modified.
【Composition】Dodder Seed 15g, Goji Berry 15g, Mulberry Fruit 15g, Rehmannia glutinosa 12g, Red Peony Root 12g, Mulberry Leaf 12g, Cortex Moutan 10g, Chrysanthemum Flower 10g, Angelica dahurica 6g.
【Usage】Decocted and taken orally, one dose daily, twice daily.
【Source】Li Yuanwen's formula.