Five Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas for Treating Hair Loss
According to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, the liver holds the blood, and the blood is produced in addition. The nutrition of hair comes from blood. When he was young, his blood was vigorous, his hair was dense, and his color was black and shiny. But the person is old and frail, liver blood is insufficient, hair is pale, easy to fall off.
1. Liver and kidney deficiency: Angelica sinensis 20g, Fresh Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, mature Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Ligusticum Chuanxiong 10g, Radix paeoniae alba 15g, Polygonum multiflora 15g, Asparagus asparagus 10g, Black sesame seed 10g, Anemarrhena asphosa 10g, Phellodendron Amurense 6g, Yam 15g, Cortex moutan 10g, Rhizoma alismatis 15g, Poria cocos 20g, Cornus officinalis 15g.
2. Prolonged illness with blood deficiency or excessive blood loss: Chronic blood deficiency or excessive blood loss may lead to the lack of nourishment for the skin and hair. This can result in skin pores opening up due to weakened underlying structures, allowing external wind pathogens to invade. When there is an excess of wind and dryness in the blood, it can lead to hair loss and dryness. The formula consists of the following herbs:Curculipa 10g, Epimedium 10g, Cuscutae 30g, psoraleae 10g, Cistanche 10g, staghorn gum 15g, Astragalus 40g, Angelica 20g, salvia miltiorrhiza 30g, Fresh rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Mature Rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Ginseng 10g.
3. Heart and liver fire: The treatment principle for this condition involves pacifying the liver, clearing heat, and cooling the blood. The formula includes: Fresh rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Moutan bark 10g, Scrophularia 12g, Scutellaria 15g, red peony 20g, Mother-pearl 30g, Bupleurum 15g, Gardenia 15g, Cimicifuga 15g, Arnebia root 10g, Chrysanthemum 15g.
4. Strain the heart and spleen: The treatment should focus on nourishing the heart, strengthening the spleen, and resolving dampness and heat. The formula includes: Poria cocos 20g, Atractylode rhizoma 20g, Coix seed 20g, Zehuns 15g, Cardamom 10g, Stephania root 6g, Angelica sinensis 20g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 30g, Kudzu root 30g, Biota leaves 10g ,Red peony 15g and Scutellaria baicalensis 15g .
5. Seborrheic hair loss: due to excessive intake of high fat, high protein, excessive diet, or excessive use of the brain. Available Angelica 20g, Fresh rehmannia glutinosa 30g, Alismatis 15g, Sophora japonica 10g, Cimicifuga rhizome 15g, Siler root 10g, Fresh hawthorn 30g.
