June 2025 in “Asia-Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology” Papain from papaya may help treat cardiovascular diseases by breaking down fibrin.
Crown-X may effectively restore hair in male pattern baldness using menstrual stem cells.
March 2025 in “Jurnal Farmamedika (Pharmamedica Journal)” Procyanidin from Indonesian spices may help heal diabetic wounds.
Hit15 shows promise as a COVID-19 treatment by reducing virus infection and inflammation.
July 2024 in “Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery” Berberine may be a safe and effective treatment for male pattern baldness.
May 2024 in “Pharmacia/Farmaciâ” Purple sweet potato leaf extracts can help treat hair loss and fungal infections.
Cepharanthine and tetrandrine show promise as COVID-19 drugs.
June 2021 in “International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine” Phytoconstituents from Cyperus Rotundus may help treat hirsutism by interacting with the 5 α reductase enzyme.
September 2020 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” Some existing drugs and natural products might work against COVID-19 by targeting the virus's main protease.
Vinblastine and its metabolites may cause nausea and hair loss by binding to specific receptors and could lead to better chemotherapy drugs with fewer side effects.
2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone is a strong 5α-reductase inhibitor.
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” The method effectively predicts new drug uses, including potential COVID-19 treatments.
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June 2022 in “Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine” Sterculia villosa and Vernonia patula show potential as antioxidants.
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July 2022 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Cepharanthine may help treat COVID-19 by targeting similar pathways as other inflammatory diseases.
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May 2023 in “Molecules” Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma et Radix contains compounds that inhibit certain enzymes.
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March 2023 in “Arabian Journal of Chemistry” Cepharanthine may help treat COVID-19 by targeting multiple pathways.
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May 2022 in “Chemistry & biodiversity” *Laportea bulbifera* contains unique compounds that may help treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.
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July 2019 in “Investigational new drugs” TLR7-based compounds may help manage chemotherapy-induced hair loss.
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July 2020 in “Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology” Scientists improved an enzyme to better produce a hair growth-promoting chemical from an immunosuppressant.
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June 2025 in “Scientific Reports” Hydroxychloroquine may help treat benign prostatic hyperplasia by reducing inflammation and promoting cell death.
March 2026 in “Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences” Albizia saponaria stem bark shows promise as a natural antidandruff treatment.
December 2025 in “Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology” Combining minoxidil with ginsenoside Rg3 and glycyrrhizic acid offers a more effective treatment for androgenic alopecia.
December 2025 in “International Journal of Surgery” GBP1 is a key target for treating Epstein-Barr virus-related kidney cancer, and finasteride may help.
December 2025 in “Biomolecules” Compound 7p shows strong potential as an anticancer agent.
November 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” Xiaozhi Yufa decoction may help treat hair loss by improving hair growth and reducing inflammation.
October 2025 in “Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses” Certain alkaloids could help create new coronavirus drugs.
December 2024 in “Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research” Parsley leaf fractions may help treat and prevent hair loss.
December 2024 in “Plant Science Today” Phyla nodiflora contains compounds that may help treat diabetes, alopecia, cancer, and anti-diuresis.
January 2024 in “Bratislavské lekárske listy/Bratislava medical journal” Chloroquine and cinchonine relax rat blood vessels by affecting calcium channels, with chloroquine needing caution in heart patients.
October 2023 in “arXiv (Cornell University)” Human hair keratins might be good for filtering out harmful substances like diclofenac and PFBS from water.