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Onion

Crude onion juice may help regrow hair.
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Topical crude onion juice (Allium cepa) may help treat alopecia areata type of hair loss. 140

Physiological Effects and Benefits of Onion

  • Believed to induce an immune response that triggers hair regrowth, onion juice produced significant hair growth in both men and women when applied twice daily during a two month placebo-controlled clinical trial. It also contains sulfur, a nutrient vital to hair growth, and has other phytochemicals that may stimulate growth by irritating the skin. 140
  • One of the best sources of quercetin, a potent antioxidant. 79
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