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First, I'm not promoting 'natural treatments' over pharmaceuticals. A glance at my regimen will confirm this 
I was searching for ways to enhance skin health as I am using oral minoxidil and, well, because I want good looking skin. My biggest concern is taking things that might harm hair growth / enhance male pattern baldness.
So is there any reason gotu kola might be a negative for hair growth??
Gotu cola (centella asiatica) has some solid science behind its ability to promote collagen synthesis by inhibiting its enzymatic breakdown. Also can help with chronic venous insufficiency and stretch marks.
https://examine.com/supplements/centella-asiatica/
There is a study that shows it enhances VEGF with could be good for hair follicles...I still would not expect this to do much, if anything, for hair growth.
http://cmuj.cmu.ac.th/ns/full/2020180129142308.pdf
Finally, in rodents, one study shows a reduction in testosterone, although I'm not sure the doses (10-100 mg/kg) used are physiologically relevant to what humans would ingest. If it does apply to reasonable doses, this could be another bonus for hair addicts.
The inductive effects of Centella asiatica on rat spermatogenic cell apoptosis in vivo . J Nat Med. (2012)
Again, not expecting any OTC supplement to make hair grow, but want to know if there is any reason that gotu kola could be detrimental to hair growth.
I was searching for ways to enhance skin health as I am using oral minoxidil and, well, because I want good looking skin. My biggest concern is taking things that might harm hair growth / enhance male pattern baldness.
So is there any reason gotu kola might be a negative for hair growth??
Gotu cola (centella asiatica) has some solid science behind its ability to promote collagen synthesis by inhibiting its enzymatic breakdown. Also can help with chronic venous insufficiency and stretch marks.
https://examine.com/supplements/centella-asiatica/
There is a study that shows it enhances VEGF with could be good for hair follicles...I still would not expect this to do much, if anything, for hair growth.
http://cmuj.cmu.ac.th/ns/full/2020180129142308.pdf
Finally, in rodents, one study shows a reduction in testosterone, although I'm not sure the doses (10-100 mg/kg) used are physiologically relevant to what humans would ingest. If it does apply to reasonable doses, this could be another bonus for hair addicts.
The inductive effects of Centella asiatica on rat spermatogenic cell apoptosis in vivo . J Nat Med. (2012)
Again, not expecting any OTC supplement to make hair grow, but want to know if there is any reason that gotu kola could be detrimental to hair growth.
