Alopecia- Loss of hair (hair loss)

Alopecia - Baldness - Yu Feng

Sudden or complete loss of hair with chronic skin follicle conditions appearing in any age but most conditions appear in middle age.

In western medicine Alopecia is considered an autoimmune disease.

The acute attack will start with small or large patches of hair which falls out leaving shiny oily lookin skin.

A Good prognosis of Alopecia - hair is not easily pulled out and has a thick root

A Poor prognosis - hair is easily pulled out and has a thin root

Chinese Medicine Treatment Of Alopecia:

INTERNAL

Blood Deficiency With Wind Dryness

- lack of nourishment to skin and hair enables wind to attack body easily, general dry symptoms.Shen Ying Yang Zhen Dan

Qi and Blood Stagnation

- stress, possible headache before hair loss with stabbing pain or possible head trauma to effected areaTong Qiao Hou Xue Tang + Xiao Yao San

Qi And Blood Deficiency

- Insomnia, palpitationsBa Zhen Tang

Liver And Kidney Deficiency

- chronic, thin, dry, brittle hairQi Bao Mei Fa Dan + Chuan Xiong

EXTERNAL

Sheng Jiang or Chuan Xiong directly to effected area to stimulate circulation