Studies on active substances in herbs used for hair treatment. I. Effects of herb extracts on hair growth and isolation of an active substance from Polyporus umbellatus F.

Polyporus umbellatus

Immune support

SpeciesZhu Ling, Umbrella Polypore

JournalChemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

Year1994

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The effects of methanol extracts of 80 herbs on hair growth were investigated, using normal C3H/He mice from which telogen hair on the back had been removed
Eighteen of the extracts apparently promoted hair regrowth on the mice
As one of active principles in Polyporus umbellatus F., 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde was isolated by column chromatography on Amberlite XAD-2, Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel

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The effects of methanol extracts of 80 herbs on hair growth were investigated, using normal C3H/He mice from which telogen hair on the back had been removed. Eighteen of the extracts apparently promoted hair regrowth on the mice. As one of active principles in Polyporus umbellatus F., 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde was isolated by column chromatography on Amberlite XAD-2, Sephadex LH-20 and silica gel.

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Inaoka Y, Shakuya A, Fukazawa H, Ishida H, Nukaya H, Tsuji K, et al. (1994). Studies on active substances in herbs used for hair treatment. I. Effects of herb extracts on hair growth and isolation of an active substance from Polyporus umbellatus F. Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.42.530 PMID: 8004697

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