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Clinical Research Progress on Plum-Blossom Needle Combined Therapy for Androgenic Alopecia

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DOI: 10.23977/medsc.2026.070113 | Downloads: 0 | Views: 31

Author(s)

Li Luo 1,2, Yanxin Lu 1

Affiliation(s)

1 Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, China
2 Zhuhai Doumen Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zhuhai, China

Corresponding Author

Yanxin Lu

ABSTRACT

Androgenic alopecia (AGA) is a common hair loss disease characterized by progressive miniaturization of hair follicles. Its pathogenesis is associated with multiple mechanisms, including genetics, androgen metabolism, inflammation, and environmental factors. Modern medicine mainly adopts drugs, physical therapy, minimally invasive techniques, and hair transplantation. Although the efficacy is definite, it is often accompanied by side effects and high costs. Traditional medicine emphasizes holistic syndrome differentiation and treatment, and uses traditional Chinese medicine for internal and external application, acupuncture and other therapies for individualized conditioning, which has unique advantages in improving physical fitness and reducing recurrence. The current treatment presents a trend of combination, and the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy shows good prospects. This study focuses on the treatment of spleen-stomach damp-heat type AGA with plum-blossom needle combined with Daoma needle therapy. This therapy integrates the effects of local blood circulation promotion of plum-blossom needle and the synergistic enhancement along meridians of Daoma needle, and has the characteristics of simple operation, small trauma, and high patient acceptance. This article systematically reviews the pathogenesis and traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment progress of AGA, and focuses on the theoretical basis and clinical value of this combined therapy, in order to provide a safe and effective comprehensive treatment plan for clinical practice, and points out that high-quality clinical research is still needed in the future to further clarify its mechanism of action and long-term efficacy.

KEYWORDS

AGA; Plum-blossom Needle; Daoma needle; Spleen-stomach damp-heat type; Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy

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Li Luo, Yanxin Lu. Clinical Research Progress on Plum-Blossom Needle Combined Therapy for Androgenic Alopecia. MEDS Clinical Medicine (2026). Vol. 7, No.1, 131-140. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medsc.2026.070113.

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