Department of Dermatology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
J Ginseng Res. 2012 Oct;36(4):391-5. doi: 10.5142/jgr.2012.36.4.391.
Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that can affect any hair-bearing area. AA is known to be caused by immunological disorder but still, the pathogenesis is not fully understood. Many therapeutic modalities have been used to treat alopecia areata, with variable efficacy and safety profiles. Unfortunately, none of these agents is definitely curative or preventive alone. We studied hair growth efficacy and safety of Korean red ginseng (KRG) in AA comparing corticosteroid intra-lesional injection (ILI) alone patient group with ILI with KRG taking patient group using Folliscope 2.5 for 12 wk. Herein, we would like to report the efficacy of KRG in the treatment of AA and recommend KRG as a useful complimentary food for gaining efficacy of treatment for AA.
斑秃(AA)是一种自身免疫性疾病,可以影响任何有毛发的区域。已知 AA 是由免疫紊乱引起的,但发病机制尚不完全清楚。已经有许多治疗方法用于治疗斑秃,其疗效和安全性各不相同。不幸的是,这些药物都没有单独的治疗或预防作用。我们研究了红参(KRG)在 AA 中的毛发生长疗效和安全性,比较了单独使用皮质内注射(ILI)的患者组与 ILI 加 KRG 组,使用 Folliscope 2.5 治疗 12 周。在此,我们报告了 KRG 在 AA 治疗中的疗效,并推荐 KRG 作为一种有用的辅助食品,以提高 AA 治疗的疗效。