The true potential of radix urticae to treat pattern baldness is unknown. Pumpkin seed oil Pumpkin seed extracted oil has also been suggested to affect the activity of testosterone in the body in similar fashion to saw palmetto. While pumpkin seed products are under investigation for their beneficial properties so far no experiments have been reported that directly relate to androgen activity in disease. Green tea, also known as Camellia sinensis, is very popular and consumed daily in Japan and other Asian countries. Asia is naturally the largest producer of green tea and plantations are commonplace.
Green tea is simply dried leaves of the tea plant.
Black tea are dried tea plant leaves that have been through a fermentation process. Green tea is a popular form of treatment for androgenetic alopecia although there have been no published studies to directly demonstrate its effectiveness. As with saw palmetto the potential for treating pattern baldness is indicated by research into the properties of green tea in treating other ailments. The key ingredients of green tea are molecules called catechins. Catechins have several properties.