Decoction and Fermentation of Selected Medicinal Herbs Promote Hair Regrowth by Inducing Hair Follicle Growth in Conjunction with Wnts Signaling

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Comparison of hair follicle growth in C57BL/6N mice. (a) Hematoxylin-eosin staining of dorsal skin from mice administered the fermented herbal extract after decoction (FDE), the nonfermented herbal extract after decoction (DE), or finasteride for 20 days was analyzed. Arrows are muscle layer (ML), dermal papilla (DP), outer root sheath (ORS), and inner root sheath (IRS). (b) The number of hair follicles in deep subcutis. Values are mean ± standard deviations. < 0.05, < 0.001 versus Ctrl. Ctrl, control group.

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