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Grade: C (Unclear or Conflicting Scientific Evidence)
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Cedar
| Alopecia areata (hair loss) |
Lavender
| Alopecia/hair loss (lavender used on the skin) |
Onion
| Alopecia areata (hair loss) |
Rosemary
| Alopecia areata (hair loss) |
Saw palmetto
| Male-pattern hair loss |
Selenium
| Dandruff |
Tea tree oil
| Dandruff |
Thyme
| Alopecia areata (hair loss) |
Thymus extract
| Alopecia |
Zinc
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
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Traditional or Theoretical Uses which Lack Sufficient Evidence
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| Therapy |
Specific therapeutic Use(s) |
Acacia
| Dandruff |
Aconite
| Dandruff |
Aloe
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
Apple cider vinegar
| Dandruff prevention (topical) |
Arnica
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
Avocado
| Hair growth |
Bamboo
| Dandruff |
Bay leaf
| Dandruff |
Biotin
| Alopecia areata (hair loss) |
Burdock
| Dandruff |
Chaparral
| Dandruff |
Coenzyme Q10
| Hair loss (and hair loss from chemotherapy) |
Comfrey
| Hair tonic |
Dandelion
| Dandruff |
Desert parsley
| Dandruff |
Elder
| Hair dye |
Emu oil
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
Fenugreek
| Baldness |
Garlic
| Hair growth |
Ginger
| Baldness |
Goldenseal
| Dandruff |
Gotu kola
| Hair growth promoter |
Horsetail
| Hair loss |
Jewelweed
| Hair dye |
Labrador tea
| Dandruff |
Lime
| Hair loss |
Morus nigra
| Hair tonic (premature graying) |
Muira puama
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
Nopal
| Hair tonic |
Oregano
| Dandruff |
Pantothenic acid
| Alopecia |
Pygeum
| Male baldness |
Rehmannia
| Hair tonic (premature graying) |
Riboflavin
| Healthy hair |
Rosemary
| Baldness |
Safflower
| Hair growth |
Sage
| Baldness |
Seaweed, kelp, bladderwrack
| Hair loss |
Spirulina
| Hair loss |
Squill
| Dandruff |
Stinging nettle
| Alopecia (hair loss) |
Vitamin E
| Hair loss |
Watercress
| Alopecia (hair loss) |