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Review
. 2021:1308:291-308.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-64872-5_21.

The Use of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Alopecia in the Canon of Avicenna: An Evidence-Based Review

Zahra Boghrati  1 , Sara Sabouri-Rad  2 , Seyed Ahmad Emami  3 , Mohsen Tahaghoghi Saber  4 , Amirhossein Sahebkar  5   6   7   8 , Zahra Tayarani-Najaran  9
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Review

The Use of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Alopecia in the Canon of Avicenna: An Evidence-Based Review

Zahra Boghrati et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021.

Abstract

Although mostly seen in the scalp, alopecia can occur in any hair- bearing site of the body. In spite of various modern treatments, total cost, efficacy, safety and drug dependency have caused a global willing towards natural remedies. The aim of this chapter is to focus on medicinal plants mentioned in Canon of Avicenna, one of the most primary medicinal books, for the treatment of alopecia. Databases like PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar were searched for plants mentioned in Canon for managing alopecia to find studies on their clinical efficacy or mechanisms, which may have attributed to the treatment of alopecia. 25 plants belonging to 16 families have been mentioned in Canon. Most of them have a history of use in ethno-medicine and some are used in hair growth products nowadays. Investigating literatures has shown that anti- inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties are the proposed mechanisms for the treatment of some types of alopecia. Islamic traditional medicine can give new insights for development of multiple natural treatment, which their use in human have been tested for thousands of years. By confirming their efficacy and safety, traditional herbal remedies are appropriate alternatives for chemicals mainly used for alopecia.

Keywords: Alopecia; Avicenna; Canon; Medicinal plants.

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