Shou Wu Chih (simplified Chinese: 首乌汁; traditional Chinese: 首烏汁; pinyin: Shǒu Wū Zhī) is a Chinese patent medicine that is reputed to act as a tonic and to turn gray hair black.
==Special Precautions of Shou Wu Chih==
See precautions
*[[fo-ti]]
* [[Dong Quai]]
*[[Solomon's Seal]]
==Composition==
Shou Wu Chih is a sweetened, black-colored liquid containing 15% alcohol, as well as various herbs. Its herbal ingredients include the following:
* Root of Polygonum multiflorum (Radix Polygoni multiflori, also called [[fo-ti]] or [[Ho Shou Wu]]) - 25%
* Root of Angelica sinensis (Chinese angelica, also called [[Dong Quai]] or danggui) - 25%
* Rhizome of Polygonatum sibiricum ([[Solomon's Seal]]) - 20%
* Rhizome of Rehmannia glutinosa - 10%
* Rhizome of Ligusticum wallichii (Chinese lovage, also called Ligusticum chuanxiong) - 10%