June 2022 in “Frontiers in Medicine” Acupuncture and moxibustion may help treat hair loss, but more research is needed.
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March 2015 in “World journal of acupuncture-moxibustion” Traditional Chinese medicine techniques like catgut embedment, moxibustion, and bloodletting showed better results for treating hair loss than the drug finasteride.
3 citations,
August 2018 in “Deleted Journal” Guasha changed rat skin appearance and blood vessels temporarily without affecting certain nerve proteins or fiber structure.
April 2016 in “Medical Acupuncture” The document concludes that hair loss in women is treated with medications, therapies, and surgery in Western medicine, and with acupuncture and herbs in Chinese medicine, but hereditary hair loss is hard to reverse.
September 2012 in “The Thai journal of veterinary medicine” The dog’s skin infection improved with bee venom acupuncture and herbal medicine.