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July 2023 in “Pharmacognosy Magazine” Cerasus serrulata flower extracts have strong antibacterial and antioxidant effects and may help prevent hair loss.
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Certain drugs can worsen hair loss in people prone to androgenetic alopecia.
10 citations,
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