News Article: Avicennia Marin / Avicequinon-C "extract from mangrove trees that can cure BALDNESS"

[PaulMac]

I take everything the Daily Mail reports with a pinch of salt, but I was looking for others to weigh in on this. Has anyone heard of or tried it? It seems to have undergone a lot of scientific trials for various skin issues in the past decade but this is the first I've seen Avicequinon-C relate to "curing" baldness.

Link to article:

Scientists claim to have found a cure for BALDNESS from mangrove trees

Scientists from Chulalongkorn University have been studying Avicequinon-C for several years and the recent tests won an award from the National Research Council of Thailand.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[nick123]

I take everything the Daily Mail reports with a pinch of salt, but I was looking for others to weigh in on this. Has anyone heard of or tried it? It seems to have undergone a lot of scientific trials for various skin issues in the past decade but this is the first I've seen Avicequinon-C relate to "curing" baldness.

Link to article:

Scientists claim to have found a cure for BALDNESS from mangrove trees

Scientists from Chulalongkorn University have been studying Avicequinon-C for several years and the recent tests won an award from the National Research Council of Thailand.

www.dailymail.co.uk

You should take everything DailyMail says with a kilogram of salt.

 

[iCloud]

Finally something to cure BALDNESS.

 

[whatevr]

Avicequinone C isolated from Avicennia marina exhibits 5α-reductase-type 1 inhibitory activity using an androgenic alopecia relevant cell-based assay system - PubMed

Avicennia marina (AM) exhibits various biological activities and has been traditionally used in Egypt to cure skin diseases. In this study, the methanolic heartwood extract of AM was evaluated for inhibitory activity against 5α-reductase (5α-R) [E.C.1.3.99.5], the enzyme responsible for the...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Nothing but another 5-AR inhibitor.

 

[Jakejr]

It’s hard to find that’s for sure.

 

[Jakejr]

Thai mangrove are trees typically grow along waterways

 

[Jakejr]

Apparently this product or the chemical compound isn’t for sale. This is a Thailand study. Here’s how they made the topical.
The heartwood of AM was obtained from a local Thai-Chinese medicinal store and was first ground into powder and further subjected to maceration using 100% methanol at room temperature for two days. The methanolic extract was then evaporated to dryness at 45 °C using a rotary evaporator.
So if you can get the Avicennia marina (AM) which is wood of mangrove, then ground it to powder, then soak it in methanol till it evaporates you have the topical.