No medication has been found that can reverse the appearance of gray hair into black hair. Taking Chinese medicines such as Prepared Fleeceflower, Chasteberry, and Sideburn Leaf can slow down the progress of black hair into gray hair.
1. He Shouwu: bitter, sweet, astringent, slightly warm in nature. It belongs to the liver, heart and kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the liver and kidney, benefiting the essence and blood, making hair black, strengthening the muscles and bones, resolving turbidity and lowering fat (cleansing the body of impurities and reducing excess fat in the body). It can be used for premature whitening of the beard and hair caused by deficiency of the liver and kidneys (weakness of the liver and kidneys). It is not recommended for people with phlegm-dampness congestion.
2. Chasteberry: Sweet, bitter and cool in nature. It belongs to the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effect of nourishing the liver and kidney, brightening the eyes and darkening the hair. It can be used for premature whitening of hair caused by yin deficiency of the liver and kidney (insufficient yin fluid in the liver and kidney).
2. Lateral Cypress Leaf: Bitter, astringent and cold in nature. It belongs to the lung, liver and spleen meridians. It has the function of cooling blood and stopping bleeding (cooling and moisturizing the blood to prevent bleeding), resolving phlegm and stopping cough, and producing hair and black hair. It can be used for hair loss and premature whitening of beard caused by blood heat.
The role of a single drug is limited, it is recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor, the use of specific drugs should follow the doctor’s instructions. The identification of some of the food and drugs, there is a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect, but also have to regulate the regularity of life, emotional regulation, etc., comprehensive treatment will be effective.