There are many treatments available in the market for Alopecia Areata. But many of them are costly and show own side effects in the long run. Using natural medicines is the best way to combat Alopecia Areata. Natural treatment for alopecia areata has no side effects as the products used are completely natural. No commercial treatment is successful in treating the alopecia as it is occurs due to different reasons. Hormones, hereditary, stress, medicines, irregular food habits, environment and many other factors play a role in causing alopecia.

Natural medicines for alopecia areata that available are:

Onion juice (Allium cepa): It is well known from ages that Onions have many medicinal properties. Recent studies have shown that onion juice is effective in treating alopecia areata. Crude onion juice can enhance the growth of hair strands from the hair less patches within two weeks. How onion juice helps in enhancing the hair growth is still under studies. But the clinical trials have shown that onion juice can enhance the hair growth in a span of time.

Aromatherapy or use of Essential oils: Massaging essential oils into the scalp every day also enhances the hair growth on the hairless patches of the scalp. A combination of essential oils likes thyme, rosemary, lavender and cedar wood has proved to be effective in enhancing the growth. The above combination of essential oils with the carrier oils like jojoba and grape seed oils must be massaged into the scalp daily. This treatment takes more time to show the results. While conducting the clinical trials for this treatment, improvement was shown after about 7 months. This treatment shows no side effects even in the long run. But then, few people may be allergic to these essential oils. This treatment is not suitable to such people.

Hypnosis: Hypnosis shows effective results when compared to the other treatments. Hypnosis showed results even in the people for whom all the other conventional modes of treatments had failed. After hypnosis, anxiety and depression was also reduced in the patients.

Minerals: Copper-Peptide Complexes when applied on the scalp regularly can improve the hair growth in the patients suffering from alopecia areata. These complexes are known to inhibit the inflammations that are caused because of alopecia. Zinc also enhances the hair growth.

Flax seed oil: Researches have shown that application of flax seed oil daily can also enhance the hair growth in case of alopecia.

Intake of sources of N-acetyl cysteine every day can also enhance the hair growth. These are necessary for the hair growth.

Using Chinese herbs like ho-shou-wu, ligustrum, eclipta, lycium, cuscuta, tang-kuei, achyranthes, psoralea, and hoelen in the recommended quantities can enhance the hair growth.

Hot pepper or ginger can act as strong circulatory stimulants of hair growth when massaged into the scalp daily. Improved circulation of blood supplies the required nutrients for hair growth to the hair follicles.

A mixture of dictamnus, biota leaf, ginger, crataegus and angelica can be applied on the scalp daily for improved results.

Ginger roots when rubbed on the hairless scalp also show effective results.

Psoralea tincture (Bugu Zhiding), a famous Chinese herb is also effective in improving the hair growth when applied daily on the scalp.

Washing the scalp with the decoction made up of a mixture of artemisia, chrysanthemum, mentha, siler, kao-pen, vitex, schizonepeta and musk is also effective in enhancing the hair growth.

Above are the few natural medicines for hair growth that are found to be effective in promoting the hair growth in case of alopecia areata.