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- Should you take horsetail extract as a capsule, tea, or shampoo for better results? Taking horsetail extract as capsules is generally more effective than tea or shampoo.
- Can horsetail extract be combined with vitamins or other herbal supplements safely? Reference sources flag specific cautions for horsetail - it contains thiaminase, which breaks down vitamin B1, it acts as a diuretic, and it is not advised in pregnancy - so ask a doctor or pharmacist before combining it with a B-complex, a diuretic, or prescribed medicines.
- Is horsetail extract strong enough to help with androgenic alopecia, or only mild hair loss? No published human trial has tested horsetail extract as a treatment for androgenic alopecia; the available evidence is laboratory work and trials of silicon supplements, which point at hair quality rather than at DHT-driven pattern baldness.
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