THE PREVENTION OF HAIR LOSS AND GRAY HAIR WITH ACUPUNCTURE

Juliana TJANDRA
Indonesia Acupuncture Association. JI. Kartini VIII No.54/0, Jakarta 10750, Indonesia.

Aim: Recently a lot of people complain about gray hair and hair loss. Day by day a lot of young people get gray hair and become bald, and this makes teenagers worry. Some assume this is hereditary. But this paper will discuss bald and gray hair based on the cause, physiology and psychology till weather change, temperature and draught. And from the difference in hair we can tell different illness in the body.
Methods: (1) With Acupuncture needle ¡ª Baihui (GV20), Touwei (ST8), Senfaxie (Extra point), Zusanli (ST36), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Local point, Yen San Zen. (2) With 7 Star needle. (3) With Ear needle ¡ªLung, Kidney, Sympathetic. (4) With Acupuncture.
Results: In the 30 cases of hair loss, 50% were very satisfactory, 20% were satisfactory, 23.3% were improved, 6.7% were ineffective. The total effective rate reached 93.3%. In the 27 cases of bald, 11.1% were very satisfactory, 22.2% were satisfactory, 55.6% were improved, 11.1% were ineffective. The total effective rate reached 88.88%.
Conclusion: (1) Live regularly and care for rest. (2) Control emotion for calm. (3) Control food and drink. (4) Hair care. If we pay attention to observe the above things, hair loss and gray hair will not appear.