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How
can radix urticae be used to treat baldness
Radix urticae is yet another plant investigated for its beneficial
properties in treating benign prostate hyperplasia. Much less information
is available on radix urticae compared to saw palmetto and what
little there is comes from eastern Europe, but there are a few reports
that suggest radix urticae extracts may help improve symptoms of
prostatic hyperplasia (Romics 1987).
It is possible that radix urticae influences the activity of sex
hormone binding globulin and its binding to testosterone (Blutplasmas
1983). Because of this small amount of evidence some people have
taken radix urticae as an alternative treatment for androgenetic
alopecia. The true potential of radix urticae to treat pattern baldness
is unknown.
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