Hair Loss Herbs - Grow Your Hair Back Naturally
You may be shocked to know that some people are treating there hair loss with products other than medications. These are natural and not prescribed by a doctor so you can get them over the counter at your local drug store. Everyday, people are using and finding products that are natural to cure there hair problems. We will go over a couple of the more common hair loss herbs used to treat hair loss and other hair related issues.
Please be aware that these are not medications and should be treated as such. With these herbs there are no guarantee's on if or how well they will work for you even if you read about them working for someone else. The plus side is you should not have to worry very much about side effects from using them.
All the herbs, which we are suggesting for a hair loss treatment, work in a variety of different ways. Below we look at what some of these are and how they affect the way your hair looks and grows.
1. Chamomile - This is not only a great herb for helping to promote healthy new hair growth but is superb for helping to reduce stress levels. In some cases, the cause of hair loss can be that a person is under extreme pressure, which causes their stress levels to rise.
2. Catnip or Burdock - These two herbs are useful for healthy hair growth; this in turn reduces the effects or risk of hair loss. You will usually find these two herbs in a solution, such as in a hair loss shampoo or conditioner, which you apply, as you would normally use one of these products.
3. Saw Palmetto - One herb that seems to be having more written about in than many other herbs used for treating hair loss is this one. It helps to promote health growth by reducing the levels of DHT, a hormone in the body that if produced in excess amounts eventually weakens the hair follicles.
4. Green Tea - There was a study done in Japan that showed a benefit by drinking green tea. The tea helped by increasing the sex hormone binding globulin. The effects of this are that testosterone production is lowered; a major cause of hair loss in women is testosterone.
Along with these hair loss herbs we have mentioned here, you will find that there are plenty of other herbs that are suggested to treat this condition. Some of these are apple cider vinegar, sage tea, and psoralea seeds; you would apply these directly to the scalp. A few others would be ginger or liquorice extract. Remember your results will very and you will have to evaluate how well they work for you. Author: Sarah Rowe :: Hits: 5 :: Added: Mon Jan 07 2008 ::
