Progress on Chinese Medicine for Hair Loss Based on Ancient Chinese Medicine Books
January 2025
in “
Cancer Cell Research
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traditional Chinese medicine alopecia liver deficiency kidney deficiency blood stasis damp-heat accumulation blood-heat wind dryness Platycladus orientalis Polygonum multiflorum Radix Rehmannia Praeparata Ligustri Fructus lucid Eclipta prostrata Chinese herbs He Shou Wu Rehmannia Ligustrum False Daisy
TLDR Traditional Chinese medicine may effectively treat hair loss with fewer side effects.
The study explores the use of traditional Chinese medicine for treating hair loss, highlighting its potential as an alternative to Western medicine, which often has unclear pathogenesis and significant side effects. The research identifies that alopecia is primarily associated with deficiencies in the liver and kidney, blood stasis, damp-heat accumulation, and blood-heat wind dryness. The study also summarizes effective herbal topical treatments, including Platycladus orientalis, Polygonum multiflorum, Radix Rehmannia Praeparata, Ligustri Fructus lucid, and Eclipta prostrate, based on classical Chinese medicine texts.
