Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine as Adjuvant Therapy for Refractory Androgenetic Alopecia

Table 5

Frequency of usage and TCM efficacy of the top 15 commonly used herbs.

Herbs	Frequency	TCM efficacy [68]
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix	18	Invigorating blood circulation to dissolve stasis
Rehmanniae Radix	17	Nourishing yin and tonifying blood
Poria	17	Inducing diuresis to alleviate edema
Polygoni multiflori Radix	15	Replenish blood and promoting hair growth
Ligustri Lucidi Fructus	15	Blacking hair
Ecliptae Herba	13	Nourishing liver and kidney and blacking hair
Crataegi Fructus	12	Promoting qi and dissipating stasis
Angelicae Sinensis Radix	12	Tonifying and activating blood
Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma	12	Tonifying spleen and replenishing qi
Platycladi Cacumen	11	Promoting hair growth and blacking
Alismatis Rhizoma	9	Dampness-draining diuretic
Chuanxiong Rhizoma	9	Activating blood and promoting qi
Mori Fructus	8	Nourishing yin and tonifying blood
Cuscutae Semen	8	Nourishing liver and kidney
Moutan Cortex	8	Activating blood and dissolving stasis
Total	184