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Herbal
Treatments for Hair Loss
Scientific studies and
clinical experience show that a number of herbs, botanicals, and
nutrients can inhibit DHT, the testosterone derivative that
shrinks and ultimately kills hair follicles in people with the
gene for male pattern baldness.
In fact, some herbs
inhibit the effects of DHT as effectively as -- and in many cases
even better than -- synthetic pharmaceutical drugs.
More than 20,000
scientific papers have been published in journals that attest to
the efficacy of herbal, botanical, and nutritional intervention to
both prevent and treat all manner of human ills.
Although the
alternative forms of medicine are each unique, they are
characteristically respectful of the body's inner self-correcting
mechanisms, seeking to assist the body's natural and spontaneous
healing intelligence.
What we call
alternative medicine is actually our original medicine. Natural
treatments have been the mainstay of medicine since time began.
Before the advent of modern pharmaceuticals, barely one hundred
years ago, they were the only medicine we had. Certainly, many of
these synthesized pharmaceutical drugs are essential and
life-saving, but natural treatments are just as vital to our
health and well-being, and have the advantage of producing fewer
side effects.
For the prevention and
treatment of male pattern baldness, herbs have been proven quite
effective ,and they can be used alone or in conjunction with other
approaches such as pharmaceutical drugs and hair transplantation
surgery.
A number of herbal
methods that might lower DHT levels or prevent DHT from affecting
hair follicles are available.
Chinese Herbs for Hair Loss
Traditional Chinese Medicine views the
human body as a mini eco-system, hair loss may be symptoms of the
weakness of certain body parts or organs, and most baldness is
caused by debility of insufficient blood supply, and impairment of
the blood supply without sufficient vital energy.
At the early 1990, Dr. Zhuang-Guang
Zhao, a famous dermatologist, invented Fabao
101 hair regrowth lotion to attack the baldness problems.
Fabao 101 formula is an alcohol liniment extracted and purified
from many species of medicinal plants, including Aralia
Quinquefolia, Astragalus Glycyphyllos, Angelica Archangelica Root,
Salvia Officinale, Carya Alba, Corthamis Tinctorius. These are
well known Chinese herbs for their functions on energy and
vitality.
He Shou Wu
A very well-known
Chinese herb has long been used as a rejuvenating herb for the
hair, as well as for overall energy, blood purifying, and to
nourish the teeth and skin.
A product called Shen
Min which contains powerful mixture of He Shou Wu and other herbs
has been reported effective in achieving full, lustrous and
healthy hair.
Saw Palmetto
Serenosa repens.
Extract of the berries of the saw palmetto shrub protects the
prostate, slows hair loss, and encourages hair regrowth by
reducing the uptake of DHT by the hair follicles.
Saw palmetto has been
used for centuries, first by Native Americans and later by
European herbalists and naturopathic doctors.
Green Tea
As shown in published
studies and clinical experience green tea is effective in
preventing and treating male pattern baldness by having ability to
keep body from making its usual amount of DHT.
Pygeum
Pygeum africanum. An
herb derived from the bark of the African evergreen, which
inhibits the enzyme 5-alpha-reductase,is widely used in Europe to
prevent and treat prostate problems and to prevent and treat
male pattern baldness.
Zinc
Studies show the
mineral zinc protects hair follicles from DHT. it has been used to
help prevent and treat hair loss and baldness.
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