How to treat alopecia areata on the back of the head, Chinese medicine is effective

Alopecia areata is now a very common disease. People in today's society are under great pressure in life, especially men. Long-term mental stress is likely to lead to alopecia areata. To treat alopecia areata, you can choose traditional Chinese medicine and eat more high-protein foods.

1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment

Traditional Chinese medicine has long been aware of baldness. The liver stores blood, hair is the residue of blood, and the kidney governs bones. The cause of baldness is related to kidney deficiency and blood deficiency. In recent years, there has been a theory of blood stasis, so the general treatment of baldness focuses on tonifying the kidney, nourishing blood, and activating blood circulation. The branches of traditional Chinese medicine generally include heart and spleen deficiency type, liver and kidney deficiency type, liver depression and blood stasis type, and qi and blood deficiency type. The doctor can diagnose and treat the patient with prescriptions such as nourishing blood, nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, nourishing yin and cooling blood, soothing the liver and regulating qi, and consolidating and unblocking the meridians.

(1) Blood nourishing and blood tonifying prescription: Such as Shen Ying Yang Zhen Dan with modifications, which is composed of blood nourishing, kidney tonifying and wind removing herbs such as Radix Rehmanniae, Angelica Sinensis, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Fructus Cuscutae and Rhizoma Notopterygii. For a small number of patients who experience reactions such as dryness in the throat and mouth after taking the medicine, Liuwei Dihuang Pills or Dancao Xiegan Pills can be added.

(2) Recipe for nourishing the liver and kidneys: 12g each of Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese angelica, Morinda officinalis, Cistanche deserticola, Ligustrum lucidum, Morus alba, Notopterygium wilfordii, Red Spoon, White Spoon, and Salvia miltiorrhiza, and 10g each of Ligusticum chuanxiong and Schizonepeta tenuifolia. It is especially effective for adolescents with a short course of illness and fewer areas of hair loss.

(3) Prescription for strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi:

(a) Take Yigongsan as the main ingredient, and add 30-60g of Astragalus, 12-15g of Codonopsis, 9-12g of Atractylodes and Poria, 6g of Tangerine Peel, and 12g of Licorice.

(b) 20g of red ginseng, 50g of astragalus, 30g of white spoon, 45g of white atractylodes, 20g of moxibustion liquorice, 30g of cinnamon bark, 20 pieces of jujube, add or subtract and grind into fine powder, add 500g of honey bee, make honey pills, each pill is 10g, contains 3.8g of raw herbs, take three times a day, one pill each time

(4) Yin-nourishing and blood-cooling prescription: 9g each of Radix Rehmanniae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Rhizoma Alismatis, Fructus Crataegi, Scutellariae Scutellariae, Angelica Dahurica, and Folium Mori, 24g each of Polygonum Multiflorum and Herba Ecliptae, 6g each of Gentiana Scabra and Phellodendron Amurense, and 12g of

(5) Soothing the Liver and Regulating Qi Prescription: Prescriptions such as Xiao Chaihu Decoction are used to treat alopecia areata. There are also reports in Japan that Xiao Chaihu Decoction with added ingredients is used to treat this disease, with satisfactory results, especially for patients with alopecia areata related to neurological factors.

(6) Prescriptions for strengthening the meridians and tonifying the collaterals: such as cinnamon twig, dragon bone, oyster, red spoon, liquorice, Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, Schisandra chinensis, etc.

2. Western medicine treatment

The treatment should first be based on the area of ​​baldness. If the area is small, only local medication is used, such as topical hormone lotions or fresh ginger juice to stimulate the growth of hair follicles. Generally, hair can grow in 3-6 months. If the area is large, oral hormones can be taken, such as 15-30 mg of prednisone per day, and the dosage can be gradually reduced. Generally, hair will grow within 2 months, but since this drug has certain side effects, it needs to be taken under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, multivitamins and some Chinese medicines such as Shouwu tablets also have an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

The above are the methods of treating alopecia areata with Chinese and Western medicine. After getting this disease, you must pay attention to daily conditioning. Not only should you eat more protein foods in your daily diet, but you should also have a regular life and pay attention to maintaining adequate sleep. In particular, patients should not stay up late. It is also very important for patients to regulate their mood during the illness.