Standardization of Amarantha Hair Oil with Special Reference to Identification of β-Sitosterol as Major Component Having 5α-Reductase Inhibitory Activity/Hair Growth Promoting Activity

August 2021 in “ International Journal of Research in Dermatology ”

Unmesh S. Keshwar, Sanjay U Nipanikar, Ankita R. Kasabe, Poonam Patil

Amarantha hair oil β-sitosterol 5α-reductase inhibitory activity hair growth promoting activity dandruff hair fall premature greying high performance thin layer chromatography HPTLC beta-sitosterol 5-alpha-reductase inhibition hair growth promotion hair loss

Studysummary This study observed that Amarantha hair oil contains β-sitosterol, which is suggested to promote hair growth.

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