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KMID : 1200820220220010155
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2022 Volume.22 No. 1 p.155 ~ p.161
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Evaluation of hair growth properties of Topical Kombucha tea extracts
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Alboreadi Mohammed Ayad
Al-Najdawi Manal Mamdouh
Jarrar Qais Bashir
Moshawih Said
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Abstract
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Consuming functional foods and drinks such as kombucha tea is believed to give many beneficial effects for promoting immunity and preventing cancer. The fermented tea with sugar and symbiotic culture of yeast and bacteria is also useful in the topical application for hair re-growth. This study aims to investigate hair re-growth properties of kombucha black tea and chamomile with and without methylsulfonylmethane. Treatments were applied topically to denuded Balb/c mice and observed for hair growth initiation time, density and length in 15 and 30 days in addition to microbiological identification of the main yeast and bacteria. Results showed significantly better hair density and length in groups treated with kombucha black tea with and without MSM, followed by kombucha chamomile tea with and without MSM respectively. In addition, it has been found that MSM promotes hair growth significantly when combined with kombucha ferments. Microbiological analysis indicated the presence of Zygosaccharomyces bailii and Acetobacter genus in the tea broth. Black tea kombucha with MSM can be used as a natural alternative therapy for hair fall and a cost-effective treatment with fewer side effects compared to the synthetic drugs.
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KEYWORD
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Kumbocha, Black tea, Chamomile, Hair growth, Zygosaccharomyces, Acetobacter
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