4 citations
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December 2020 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that a mixture of plant extracts significantly improved skin barrier function, reduced inflammation, and exhibited anti-aging effects in human skin cells.
6 citations
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November 2018 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study suggests that the high prevalence of frontal alopecia in Chinese women may be linked to frequent ponytail styling, which could indicate traction alopecia.
4 citations
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January 2019 in “Annals of dermatology/Annals of Dermatology” Changing hairstyles can help hair regrow in children with hair loss from tight braids or ponytails.
March 2026 in “International Journal of Research and Review” This clinical study found that Rosmarinum officinalis mother tincture significantly improved hair volume and density in individuals with diffuse hair loss by enhancing hair parameters measured through a hair shedding visual scale and ponytail thickness test.
October 2025 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” This review discusses personalized treatment strategies and management approaches for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphasizing the need for multi-aspect assessments, but reports no new clinical findings.
May 2025 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” This study describes Coats disease as a non-hereditary, idiopathic retinopathy characterized by abnormal retinal vascular development, noting common symptoms such as leukokoria and strabismus, and emphasizes the use of imaging techniques to differentiate it from retinoblastoma.
July 2024 in “Jurnal Adiguna Pengabdian Masyarakat.” This study reports that a community program in Desa Cibiru Wetan led to a significant increase in knowledge about utilizing peppermint leaves from TOGA cultivation as an ingredient in hair masks, which may enhance local economic opportunities.
December 2021 in “Jurnal ilmiah Manuntung” This study tested a hair tonic containing gotu kola and garlic extracts on rabbits, finding that the formulation with 5% gotu kola and 0.04% garlic showed promising hair growth results and remained stable during storage.
18 citations
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August 2012 in “Chinese journal of integrative medicine/Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine” This study reported that total glucosides of paeony capsules were as effective and safe as compound glycyrrhizin tablets for treating mild to moderate alopecia areata.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review discusses the therapeutic and pharmacological potential of total glucosides of paeony in dermatological treatment and notes the need for more rigorous scientific studies.
20 citations
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January 2013 in “Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine” This study found that TGPC plus CGT was more effective than CGT alone in reducing alopecia areata severity in children over 12 months, with similar safety profiles.
5 citations
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September 2024 in “Biomolecules and Biomedicine” This study found that total glucosides of paeony (TGP) reduced hair loss and inflammation in alopecia areata mice by inhibiting cellular pyroptosis.
5 citations
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September 2019 in “Medical Sains Jurnal Ilmiah Kefarmasian” This research investigates the potential of green tea leaves and herb gotukola for promoting hair growth, but it reports no new experimental results.
2 citations
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April 2016 in “Pharmaciana” This study found that a combination of 5% green tea leaf extract and 2.5% gotukola extract stimulated hair growth effectively, achieving a growth rate of 2.689 cm in 28 days.
October 2024 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” This article discusses the surveillance and spread of hand, foot, and mouth disease in China, Singapore, and Indonesia, and reports no new results, emphasizing the need for improved prevention and management strategies.
July 2023 in “Media Dermato Venereologica Indonesiana” This research discusses Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis, life-threatening conditions often induced by immune-mediated drug reactions. Optimal management involves early diagnosis, drug withdrawal, and supportive therapy, though evidence for systemic treatments like corticosteroids and cyclosporin remains variable and lacks randomized controlled trial confirmation.
This study investigated whether combinations of green tea leaf and gotukola extracts could act as a hair growth stimulant but reports no definitive results on the most effective combination.
44 citations
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July 2005 in “Aesthetic Plastic Surgery” Hair transplantation successfully treated a woman's hair loss caused by a tight ponytail.
4 citations
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April 2021 in “Majalah Farmasetika” This review discusses formulations and evaluation of herbal shampoos for hair growth stimulation, finding licorice extract shampoo to be the most effective, and reports no new clinical results.
3 citations
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July 2021 in “Cutis” This study reports that military hair-grooming standards have evolved to support inclusivity by addressing racial diversity in hair and skin types, aiming to eliminate the adverse effects of tight hairstyles and reduce racial and gender bias.
January 2025 in “Cermin Dunia Kedokteran” This study highlights concerns about the effects of anti-epileptic medications on pregnancy and fetal development, emphasizing the need for careful selection of these drugs for women of childbearing age with epilepsy in Indonesia.
March 2019 in “eCommons (Cornell University)” This report covers the diagnosis and treatment of equine pemphigus foliaceus presented by a case study of a Hackney pony mare, showing improvement with prednisolone treatment.
This study found that bitter melon leaf extract, particularly at a 10% concentration, promoted hair growth in male rabbits, outperforming the effect of a 2% minoxidil solution.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Indonesian Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences” This article reviewed literature and found that Alginate-Chitosan-Fucoidan sponges may offer effective alternatives for wound dressing due to their enhanced wound healing abilities, attributed to good hemostatic and antibacterial properties, as well as excellent elasticity.
1 citations
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September 2024 in “Jurnal Ilmiah JKA (Jurnal Kesehatan Aeromedika)” This study found that red galangal rhizome simplicia extract demonstrated the strongest antibacterial effect against Propionibacterium acnes among tested extracts, achieving a 31.5 mm inhibitory zone at a 20% concentration.
August 2020 in “Prosiding Farmasi” This review explores the potential of Arabian Bidara leaves as a hair growth enhancer based on its shared chemical compounds with other known hair-fertility-promoting plants, but it reports no new experimental results.
September 2016 in “Medical Sains/Medical sains” In this study, applying water extracts of liquorice at a concentration of 2.5% to male rabbits led to the best rate of hair growth at 2.19 cm over 35 days, while a 5% concentration resulted in the greatest hair weight at 0.12 grams.
February 2015 in “Jurnal e-Biomedik” This study found that aloe vera extract accelerated wound healing in incised rabbit skin.
July 2012 in “Ubaya Repository (University of Surabaya)” This study found that hair growth gel and tonic containing red grape seed extract were physically and chemically unstable under high temperature and humidity conditions over 30 days.
March 2025 in “Jurnal Farmamedika (Pharmamedica Journal)” In this study, Indonesian spices were screened in silico for their potential to inhibit MMP9 and TNFα, which are involved in chronic diabetic wounds, and procyanidin was identified as the most promising therapeutic candidate due to its low binding energy to both proteins.