Androgenetic Alopecia: A Possible Treatment and Relationship with Hair Greying. Assessment of the Herbal Mixture Xiantene for the Treatment of Androgenetic Alopecia and Its Relationship with Early Hair Greying

This document discusses the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, also known as common baldness, and its relationship with hair greying. The researchers conducted two studies on balding men using a Chinese medicine-derived herbal mixture called Xiantene. The results showed that daily topical application of Xiantene increased the total number of hairs and those in the anagen phase, which is the active growth phase of hair. This suggests that Xiantene may promote a cessation or partial reversal of androgenetic alopecia in men. Additionally, the document explores the relationship between early hair greying and the progression of androgenetic alopecia. The findings indicate that men who experienced greying before the age of 30 were significantly less bald but more grey. This suggests that losing melanocyte pigmentary activity, which occurs with greying, may enable hair follicles to maintain their size for longer despite the effects of androgenetic alopecia.