Thai researchers claim to have found an extract from mangrove trees that can cure baldness.
A small study of 50 people suffering with androgenic alopecia — the most common form of baldness — indicates that the extract halts hair loss and also promotes hair growth.
The substance, called Avicennia Marin, contains the key chemical Avicequinon-C.
This active compound is thought to reverse hair loss by interfering with enzymes which lead to elevated hormone levels that cause baldness.
Researchers hope the findings could help people suffering from androgenetic alopecia to reverse their hair loss.
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A small study of 50 people suffering with androgenic alopecia — a form of baldness induced by imbalanced hormone levels — found the chemical halts hair loss and also sees bald spots disappear as hair returns