NOVELTY - External formulation comprises Tribulus terrestris, Daphne genkwa, bark of tree peony root, Anemone rivularis, safflower, radix paeoniae alba, prepared rhizome of Rehmannia, fresh sesame flower, Notopterygium root, Platycladus orientalis, lotus leaf, Codonopsis pilosula, Dioscorea collettii, palmate-leaves of morning glory, oriental water plantain, and royal jelly.    USE - The external formulation is useful for treating alopecia (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The external formulation causes no side effects, is simple and convenient to prepare, suitable for long-term storage and cost-effective, has stable active ingredients which are readily available, and reduces burden of patients.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - External formulation comprises 8-16 wt.% Tribulus terrestris, 10-15 wt.% Daphne genkwa, 12-18 wt.% bark of tree peony root, 9-16 wt.% Anemone rivularis, 7-13 wt.% safflower, 10-16 wt.% radix paeoniae alba, 8-14 wt.% prepared rhizome of Rehmannia, 11-16 wt.% fresh sesame flower, 9-14 wt.% Notopterygium root, 8-15 wt.% Platycladus orientalis, 11-17 wt.% lotus leaf, 10-18 wt.% Codonopsis pilosula, 8-14 wt.% Dioscorea collettii, 6-13 wt.% palmate-leaves of morning glory, 10-14 wt.% oriental water plantain, and 9-17 wt.% royal jelly. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing external formulation, which involves (a) crushing fresh sesame flower into juice, placing T.terrestris in container, and stir-frying T.terrestris at low temperature, (b) placing processed T.terrestris, D.genkwa, bark of tree peony root, safflower and lotus leaf in a container, adding ethanol, soaking the raw materials, sealing the container, and placing the sealed container in a cool place to obtain medicinal liquid, (c) placing the remaining raw materials in a container, boiling and extracting the mixture thrice by adding deionized water, where for the first time 6-10 times, preferably 7-9 times deionized water is added and the mixture is boiled for 28-46 minutes, preferably 34-40 minutes, and for the second time 4.5-7.5 times, preferably 5.5-6.5 times deionized water is added and the mixture is boiled for 16-34 minutes, preferably for 22-28 minutes, and for the third time the mixture is boiled for 8-14 minutes, preferably for 10-12 minutes, filtering extracts, combining extracts, and filtering again, and (d) adding medicinal liquid obtained in step (a) to the filtrate obtained in step (b), recovering ethanol, cooling the mixture at room temperature, adding royal jelly, uniformly mixing, adding wetting agent and scalp-stimulating hormone, uniformly stirring, and filtering the mixture through microfiltration membrane.