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August 2022 in “Animals” This review discusses the potential use of essential oils and melatonin as nutraceuticals in dogs, highlighting their promising applications for addressing conditions like stress, anxiety, sleep disorders, and alopecia.
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January 2016 in “Journal of in silico & in vitro pharmacology” This study found that coencapsulating Minoxidil and Rosemary essential oil in liposomes increased Minoxidil's encapsulation efficacy, while Rosemary oil's entrapment was not significantly affected.
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May 2025 in “Preprints.org” This review evaluates the traditional uses, phytochemical profiles, and pharmacological potential of Mediterranean Erica species and reports no new clinical results, highlighting the need for further studies.
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May 2025 in “Biomolecules” This study examined the latest advances in synthetic biology for increasing microbial production of sesquiterpenol compounds, highlighting innovative strategies to overcome challenges such as low yields and terpenoid-related toxicity, which hinder industrial-scale applications.
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February 2024 in “Diversity” In this literature review, researchers identified 68 African plants used in hair treatment, noting that 58 of these may also help with glucose metabolism issues, suggesting a nutritional therapy approach might explain their benefits.
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September 2023 in “Molecules (Basel. Online)” This source highlights that while plant sterols show potential benefits and applications in various industries, significant research gaps, including their complex structures and mechanisms, hinder their broader use, emphasizing the need for innovative sources and sustainable methods for their study.
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June 2023 in “Journal of Patchouli and Essential Oil Products” This literature review suggests that patchouli essential oil may help reduce eczema symptoms in infants and young children due to its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties, though it highlights the need for further standardized studies to confirm optimal use and safety.
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April 2023 in “Jurnal Sains Farmasi & Klinis” This study identified various secondary metabolites such as terpenes, phenolic acids, and flavonoids in plants mentioned by Ibnu Sina for hair cosmetic applications.
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March 2023 in “Applied sciences” This study found that essential oils boost hair growth activity in dermal papilla cells by scavenging reactive oxygen species and upregulating growth factor biomarkers.
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September 2022 in “Molecules” This review systematically summarizes the chemical components and pharmacological research on Fructus Malvae, aiming to enhance its development and application in traditional Chinese medicine; it reports no new clinical results.
April 2026 in “Biomolecules” In this study, researchers synthesized biomedical polyurethanes incorporating curcumin and varying PEG content to enhance water solubility and control curcumin release, finding that higher PEG content improved hydrophilicity, swelling, and degradation, while maintaining excellent antioxidant and antibacterial activities, suggesting promise for biomedical applications.
April 2026 in “Applied Sciences” This review summarizes current knowledge on succinic acid's applications in cosmetics and aesthetic dermatology, highlighting its potential benefits such as inflammation modulation and collagen production, although most supporting studies are small or preliminary, indicating a need for further research to validate these uses.
January 2026 in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” Cedrol promotes hair growth better than baricitinib by regulating immune cells.
January 2026 in “BioMed Research International” This study observed that a combination of rosemary and castor oils promoted hair growth in a mouse model, showing similar hair length trends to 2% minoxidil. However, results from this murine model cannot be directly applied to humans.
October 2025 in “Journal of Advanced Trends in Medical Research” This review highlights the potential of rosemary as a treatment for various types of alopecia, with effects possibly comparable to minoxidil and a favorable safety profile, though further large-scale studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
September 2025 in “Plants” In this study, the wood essential oil of *Juniperus morrisonicola* exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity, notably inhibiting nitric oxide production in stimulated macrophages, and showed cytotoxic effects against liver cancer cells, suggesting its potential for drug development and eco-friendly applications.
September 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This review examines recent advances in androgenetic alopecia treatment, highlighting how multifunctional plant extracts combined with nanotechnology could improve topical therapy efficacy by enhancing local drug bioavailability and targeting, addressing limitations of existing treatments.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” In AGA animal models, this study found that finasteride-loaded microspheres provided rapid and sustained dihydrotestosterone suppression, promoting hair regrowth through dual-phase drug release.
August 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” In this study, PA-011, a traditional Chinese medicine extract, was shown to improve hair growth in alopecia areata model mice by reducing skin inflammation and altering skin microbiota, indicating its potential therapeutic role for this condition.
July 2025 in “Derecho y cambio social.” This cross-meta-analysis examined policosanol biorefining methods in 18 Ibero-American countries, reporting that Cuba, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Portugal show significant advances, but highlighted the need for better coordination between academia and industry for improved yield efficiency.
April 2025 in “Natural Product Communications” This study found that essential oils from A. sinensis and L. sinense 'chuanxiong' were safe and significantly promoted hair regrowth in mice with dehydrotestosterone-induced androgenetic alopecia, outperforming 3% minoxidil in follicle number and dermal thickness improvements, suggesting potential use in hair loss treatments.
January 2025 in “Catalysts” This study investigated the production of β-cyclodextrin from ginkgo seeds, finding that a pretreatment scheme involving high-temperature gelatinization significantly improved the conversion rate to 72.63%, highlighting the industrial potential of underutilized ginkgo seed powder for sustainable applications.
January 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review discusses the role of nanocarrier systems, such as nanoemulsions and liposomes, in delivering antioxidants into the skin to counteract oxidative stress, highlighting recent advancements in topical antioxidant therapy through nanotechnology.
December 2024 in “Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials” This study provides a comprehensive review of the use of electrospinning technology to create 3D porous structures for bone implants, emphasizing the synergy between biomedicine and materials science necessary for developing orthopedic materials.
May 2024 in “Frontiers in Nutrition” This study highlights promising methods for converting food waste into valuable resources such as biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel, fertilizers, and antioxidants through processes like fermentation and anaerobic digestion, emphasizing the need for robust large-scale technologies to optimize this "waste to value" transformation.
February 2024 in “Skin health and disease” This source reviews popular cosmeceutical ingredients for skin care, noting that while they are popular among consumers for anti-aging benefits, many lack robust clinical evidence for their efficacy and safety, as they are not regulated by the FDA.
May 2023 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation” This review evaluates the literature on the ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, and therapeutic potential of Darmana Turki (Artemisia maritima L.) and reports no new clinical findings.
February 2023 in “Molecules” In this study, N. ottonis cactus cell extract applied to mice promoted hair growth and increased the number of hair follicles, suggesting its potential as a hair-growth-promoting agent.
This study found that combining prodigiosin and essential oil from Thuja orientalis leaves showed a synergistic effect against the 3rd larva stage of Cx. pipiens, significantly reducing acetylcholine esterase activity and altering midgut pH, compared to untreated larvae.