Hair loss

Falling out of the hair. The hair [of the head] is the external bloom of the kidney and is the surplus of the blood. Hair loss is attributed to kidney vacuity or blood vacuity depriving the hair of nourishment. It commonly is commonly the result of illness, childbirth, or malnutrition. The hair becomes sparse and sheenlessand may lighten in color (turning yellowish brown in Chinese people). In severe cases, the loss of hair may be complete.

Medicinal therapy: Enrich the kidney and nourish the blood using Four Agents Decoction (四物汤 sì wù tāng), Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill (六味地黄丸 liù wèi dì huáng wán), or Flowery Knotweed Life-Extending Elixir (首乌延寿丹 shǒu wū yán shòu dān).