Chinese herbs like Polygonum, Lycium fruit, Chinese foxglove root, Chinese yam, Cornus are also considered as effective way to stop hair loss.

Hair loss is directly linked to kidney deficiency syndrome in Chinese traditional medicine. People with hair loss problems especially in their early life may have weak Kidney. Some of the other syndromes of weak kidney are weakness and fatigue. Kidney tonics are usually recommended.

Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu/ Polygonum multiflorum) is a traditional Chinese herb, which is widely used to fight hair loss problems. This particular herb can be found in many commercial Chinese medicines in the form of capsule, tonic etc.