The Alpha Journal — Men’s Health Reporting

He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) hits androgenetic alopecia through at least four distinct biological pathways — and new research is finally explaining why a root used in Chinese medicine for over a millennium keeps showing up in serious hair-loss conversations.

Minoxidil remains the only topical hair-loss treatment with decades of randomized-trial evidence and regulatory approval behind it. Deoxyribose gel is a genuinely interesting challenger — but as of mid-2026, every human trial is still recruiting, and men making treatment…