From folk medicine · Ağrı (Diyadin, Doğubayazıt)

Nettle water for falling hair

Stinging nettle

In the Ağrı region, the water in which stinging nettle is boiled is not only drunk; it is also applied to the hair regularly against hair loss. Nettle is also a plant often mentioned for hair care in European folk tradition.

Source: Oğuz Doğan, “Diyadin ve Doğubayazıt Yöresi Halk Hekimliğinde Kullanılan Yabani Bitkiler”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi 13(1), 2023 (Doğan, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 2023). This is a folk record, not a treatment recommendation.

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