Graying of the hair

Partial or complete whitening of the hair in youth or middle age; attributable to liver-kidney depletion and insufficiency of yīn-blood depriving the hair of nourishment.

Medicinal therapy: Enrich the liver and kidney; boost qì and nourish the blood. Use Flowery Knotweed Life-Extending Elixir (首乌延寿丹 shǒu wū yán shòu dān) or a decoction of pure flowery knotweed (Polygoni Multiflori Radix, 何首乌 hé shǒu wū). Mulberry Paste (桑椹子膏 sāng shèn zǐ gāo) can be taken as a regular drink.