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. 2017 Jul 5;17:355. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-1858-1

Table 3.

Plants used as home remedies for treatment of hair and hair scalp in the West Bank/Palestine

Plant name Hair endings Hair damage Hair loss Baldness Dandruff Lice Scalp acne Alopecia areata Scabies Enhance the color of the hair Hair dyes Hair cleaners Hair conditioners
Aloe vera 20.0 13.0 13.0 6.0 14.0 - - 6.0 - 6.0 - - 7.0
FL 23.5 15.3 15.3 7.1 16.5 7.1 7.1 8.2
Prunus dulcis 24.0 8.0 25.0 - 7.0 - 8.0 - - - - 4.0 -
FL 31.6 10.5 32.9 9.2 10.5 5.3
Cocos nucifera 16.0 14.0 10.0 4.0 - - - - - 9.0 - - 31.0
FL 19.0 16.7 11.9 4.8 10.7 36.9
Camellia sinensis - - 5.0 11.0 - 5.0 - - - 11.0 - - -
FL 15.6 34.4 15.6 34.4
Melaleuca alternifolia - - - - - 6.0
FL 100.0
Capsicum frutescens L. - - - - - - - 6.0 - - - - -
FL 100.0
Urtica pilulifera 6.0 - 5.0 - - - - - - - - - -
FL 54.5 45.5
Malus domestica 11.0 - 6.0 5.0 30.0 31.0 8.0 9.0 4.0 - 6.0 8.0 -
FL 9.3 5.1 4.2 25.4 26.3 6.8 7.6 3.4 5.1 6.8
Persea americana 10.0 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - 7.0
FL 43.5 26.1 30.4
Olea europaea L. 60.0 48.0 55.0 20.0 53.0 5.0 7.0 9.0 - 13.0 - 30.0 69.0
FL 16.3 13.0 14.9 5.4 14.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.5 8.1 18.7
Ricinus communis 43.0 22.0 40.0 22.0 15.0 - - 6.0 - - - - 25.0
FL 24.9 12.7 23.1 12.7 8.7 3.5 14.5
Barbarea vulgaris 4.0 - 11.0 - - - - - - - - - -
FL 26.7 73.3
Trigonella arabica 7.0 - 11.0 12.0 7.0 - 23.0 - - - - - 4.0
FL 10.9 17.2 18.8 10.9 35.9 6.3
Zingiber officinale - - 5.0 4.0 5.0 - - - - - - - -
FL 35.7 28.6 35.7
Sesamum indicum - 11.0 8.0 - 4.0 - - - - 4.0 - - 8.0
FL 31.4 22.9 11.4 11.4 22.9
Lawsonia inermis 10.0 5.0 5.0 - 9.0 - 9.0 - 10.0 40.0 129.0 - 6.0
FL 4.5 2.2 2.2 4.0 4.0 4.5 17.9 57.8 2.7
Nigella arvensis - - 12.0 - 5.0 4.0 - 7.0 - - - - -
FL 42.9 17.9 14.3 25.0
Musa paradisiaca 6.0 - - - - - - - - - - - 20.0
FL 23.1 76.9
Petroselinum crispum - - - - - 8.0 - - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Punica granatum L. - 4.0 12.0 - - - - - 5.0 7.0 - - -
FL 14.3 42.9 17.9 25.0
Salvia fruticosa 6.0 - - - - - - - - 6.0 - 4.0 -
FL 37.5 37.5 25.0
Origanum syriacum - - 15.0 - 9.0 - - - - - - - -
FL 62.5 37.5
Pimpinella anisum - - - - - 38.0 - - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Citrus limon - - 7.0 4.0 43.0 10.0 14.0 - - - 4.0 - -
FL 8.5 4.9 52.4 12.2 17.1 4.9
Syzygium aromaticum - 8.0 - - - - 14.0 - - - - - -
FL 36.4 63.6
Allium cepa - - 4.0 9.0 - 6.0 - 15.0 - - - - -
FL 11.8 26.5 17.6 44.1
Anthemis cotula - - - - 10.0 4.0 - - 4.0 17.0 5.0 6.0 -
FL 21.7 8.7 8.7 37.0 10.9 13.0
Allium sativum - - 16.0 38.0 - 9.0 12.0 62.0 14.0 - - - 5.0
FL 10.3 24.4 5.8 7.7 39.7 9.0 3.2
Hibiscus sabdariffa. - - - - - - - - - 9.0 - - -
FL 100.0
Rosmarinus officinalis - - - - - - - 9.0 - - - - -
FL 100.0
Cucumis sativus - - - - - 18.0 - - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Aegle marmelos - - - - 7.0 - - - - - - 4.0 -
FL 63.6 36.4
Raphanus raphanistrum - - - - - - - 4.0 - - - - -
FL 100.0
Mentha longifolia - - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0
FL 100.0
Azadirachta indica - - - - - 6.0 - - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Myristica fragrans - - - - - - 7.0 - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Rosa canina - - - - - - 4.0 - - - - - -
FL 100.0
Citrullus colocynthis - - - - - - - 8.0 - - - - -
FL 100.0
Simmondsia chinensis - - - - - - - - - - - 5.0 -
FL 100.0
Lavandula coronopifolia - - - - - - - - - - - 4.0 -
FL 100.0
Abelmoschus esculentus - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.0
FL 100.0