Hair Growth-Promoting Effects of Natural Glechoma Hederacea Extract

    June 2013 in “ Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) ”
    美幸 夏井, 政美 川越, 繁春 永井, 喬志偉, 喜暁 佐藤, マリア ジョリナルー フローレス, 幸央 小泉, 宗一 小代田, 俊博 杉山, Miyuki Natsui, Masami Kawagoe, Shigeharu Nagai, Zhiwei Qiao, Yoshiaki Sato, Maria Jolina Flores, Yukio Koizumi, Souichi Koyota, Toshihiro Sugiyama
    TLDR Glechoma hederacea extract may help promote hair growth and treat baldness.
    The study investigated the hair growth-promoting effects of Glechoma hederacea subsp. grandis (G. grandis) extract. In a clinical test involving 43 participants over one to three years, 95% (41 out of 43) showed remarkable or slight improvement in hair growth. In mice, the extract promoted hair growth compared to a saline control. The hair follicle organ culture system revealed that the aqueous phase of the extract, particularly after the bloom, had a significant hair growth effect. The study suggested that G. grandis extract could be a safe and effective topical treatment for baldness and alopecia, with potential preventive and restorative benefits.
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