5α-reductase inhibition and hair growth promotion of some Thai plants traditionally used for hair treatment

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 765-771

  Kumar, Naphatsorn ^a   Rungseevijitprapa, Wandee ^b   Narkkhong, Nual Anong ^c   Suttajit, Maitree ^d   Chaiyasut, Chaiyavat ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UBON RATCHATHANI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PHAYAO   (Thailand)

Author keywords

5 reductase; Hair follicles; Hair growth promotion; Hair loss; Thai traditional plants

Indexed keywords

ACACIA CONCINNA EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ANDROGRAPHIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA EXTRACT; CASSIA SIAMEA EXTRACT; CITRUS HYSTRIX EXTRACT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; CYMBOPOGON CITRATUS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FINASTERIDE; GINGER EXTRACT; IPOMOEA AQUATICA EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; SAFFLOWER EXTRACT; SAPINDUS RARAK EXTRACT; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; TINOSPORA RUMPHII EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CASSIA SIAMEA; CITRUS HYSTRIX; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; IPOMOEA AQUATICA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; SAFFLOWER; SAPINDUS RARAK; TINOSPORA RUMPHII; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA;

5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ALOPECIA; ANIMALS; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; FINASTERIDE; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; THAILAND;

CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; MUS; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; RATTUS; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS;

EID: 84856233689     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.12.010     Document Type: Article

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