Shaolin Black Dragons claws method: There are some people who strengthen their fingers with potion.

That method is called YING ZHAO SHOU The hand of eagles claws. The potion includes the following ingredients: pounded legs of two birds, crumbled-up elephant hide (3 LIANs), shell of the pangolin (3 LIANs), BANG XIA roasted roots of Pinellia ternata (3 LIANs), Sichuan poisonous plant CHUAN WU TOU (3 LIANs), poisonous plant CAO WU TOU (3 LIANs). Mix all the above-mentioned components and soak them in ginger juice, then add into the potion six of the following components: DAN GUI (Chinese angelica), plant called WA SONG, PI XIAO (Glaubers salts), plant TOU GU CAO, ZI HUA DI DING (Viola patrini), table salt 3 LIANs each. Put everything into a pot, pour 5 JINs (2.5 kg, or 5.51 lb) of seasoned Chinese vinegar and 6 JINs (3 kg, or 6.61 lb) of river water. Every day, in the morning and evening, put the pot on slow fire and dip your hands into it. When the potion reaches hot state take your hands out of the pot and let them dry without wiping them. Bend and unbend fingers with force until they are able to bend and unbend free, without effort. That method is also called WU LONG ZHAO Black Dragons claws. With time force will concentrate in fingertips and QI penetrate tendons and bones. Note: LIAN, a Chinese measure of weight, equivalent of 50 g, or 1.764 oz.