The Role of Botanical Products in the Treatment of Alopecia

    January 2015 in “ Hair therapy & transplantation ”
    Jennifer Ornelas, Raja K. Sivamani
    Studysummary This review discusses natural and botanical products examined for treating alopecia and reports no clinical results; the authors note growing research interest in these treatments.
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