Homeopathy is a branch of medicine originated in Germany in 1794, which is based on the principle of The Law of Similars. In a way, it is an advanced form of vaccination; whereby a substance which is capable of producing a disease like state is administered to the patient, but in a very minute dose, to cure the similar disease.
Homeopathy works much beyond vaccination. Here, the dose administered is unbelievably miniscule, which renders if absolutely harmless yet very powerful.
Contrary to the conventional medicine, the action of homeopathy is much safer, deeper acting, somewhat slower, and results much longer lasting by energizing the body’s curative powers.
Homeopathy is amongst the youngest and latest medicines calling for more research and promotion.
Alopecia Areata treatment
People with alopecia areata lose patches or clumps of their hair, and in some cases may lose all the hair on their head or body,Most patients begin to lose their hair before the age of 20. The condition may improve on its own, it can get worse, or it may improve and then become worse again.
Among the various therapeutic approaches presently available for alopecia areata, only treatment with contact sensitizers such as diphenylcyclopropenone or squaric acid dibutylester has been shown to be temporarily effective. The use of immune modulating drugs, including corticosteroids and contact sensitizers such as dyphencyprone, are rarely beneficial in the management of this disease. Topical minoxidil is not likely to be helpful. A wig is sometimes worn by those with significant alopecia of the scalp. There is no known alopecia cure at this time.
Alopecia Areata treatment update, 2008
Dr. Mike Sladden of the University of Tasmania in Australia reviewed alopecia treatment studies and opines in The Cochrane Library. He says there is no good treatment for this condition. Current treatments include corticosteroids applied to the skin or taken orally, light-based therapies, and minoxidil (Rogaine). Dr. Mike Sladden concludes after his review that none of the treatments were any better than placebo. Many treatments also had “unpleasant side effects” like itching or unwanted hair growth, Sladden and colleagues note, while none offered any guarantee that hair regrowth will remain after treatment ends. The Cochrane Library, published online April 15, 2008.
Onion juice (Allium cepa L.), a new topical treatment for alopecia areata.
J Dermatol. 2002 Jun;29(6):343-6.Sharquie KE, Al-Obaidi HK.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Iraq.
Alopecia areata is a patchy, non-scarring hair loss condition. Any hair-bearing surface may be involved, and different modalities of treatment have been used to induce hair regrowth. This study was designed to test the effectiveness of topical crude onion juice in the treatment of patchy alopecia areata in comparison with tap water. The patients were divided into two groups. The first group [onion juice treated] consisted of 23 patients, 16 males (69.5%) and 7 females (30.5%). Their ages ranged between 5-42 years with a mean of 22 years. The second group [control; tap-water-treated] consisted of 15 patients, 8 males (53%) and 7 females (46%). Their ages ranged between 3-35 years with a mean of 18.3 years. The two groups were advised to apply the treatment twice daily for two months. Re-growth of terminal coarse hairs started after two weeks of treatment with crude onion juice. At four weeks, hair re-growth was seen in 17 patients (73%), and, at six weeks, the hair re-growth was observed in 20 patients (86.9%) and was significantly higher among males (93%) compared to females (71%). In the tap-water treated-control group, hair re-growth was apparent in only 2 patients (13%) at 8 weeks of treatment with no sex difference. The present study showed that the use of crude onion juice gave significantly higher results with regard to hair re-growth than did tap water, and that it can be an effective topical therapy for patchy alopecia areata.
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