Summary of modern studies on Shouwu Shengfa (Hair Regeneration™) Capsule

Chinese Use: Alopecia areata, alopecia totalis, trichomadesis, scalp itch, excessive furfur, trichomadesis after illness or delivery.

Modern studies on pharmacodynamics reveal that this product yields action of anti-alopecia, anti aging and bactercostatic action.

1. Anti alopecia: Thallium is used as an agent for alopecia. Anti-alopecia experiment is made in rat, with rat administrated with trichogenic agent as control. The alopecic rate is markedly less in the experiment group.

2. Effect on thymus, adrenal gland, sex gland and acidophilic leucocytes count: Experiment show that this product can strengthen ACTH’s action on adrenals (weight increased) and thymus (atrophied), while no obvious decrease of acidophilic leucocyte is observed.

3. Anti-aging: In recent years, it has been found that the existence of SOD is closely related to the aging process. When organism is getting older, SOD lowers markedly. It has been approved in mice that as age is progressing, the SOD content in blood lowers. By feeding mice with Radix Polygoni multiflori, its SOD content increases after several months, indicating that it affects SOD, and is beneficial to anti-senility.

4. Bacteriostatic action: In In vitro antibacterial experiments, water extract of Radix Polygoni multiflori (prepared in different ways) shows antibacterial action to different extent on staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcus albus.

Clinically, this product is used in alopecia due to blood deficiency and kidney deficiency: It is reported that 117 cases were treated with this product for 15-60 days. 83 cases were cured; 18 cases, ameliorated; 16 cases non-effective, the total effective rate being 86.3%

Excerpt from A Guide to TCM Products, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2003

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