The Chinese believes that hair loss along with thinning of the hair is caused due to a deficiency of vitamin B and mineral, stress, imbalance of the hormones, due to drugs that have been prescribed by doctors for certain diseases, cancer treatment, thyroid and even genetic causes. Since both men and women experience hair loss, herbal hair loss treatment of the Chinese can address the problem very efficiently. Chinese herbal hair loss treatment is done by a Chinese herb known as Gota Kola. Gota Kola has the properties to control male pattern baldness and even hair loss in men. It defends against any kind of age related problems of hair loss.

Ginseng is another herb used for herbal hair loss treatment in China. The medical properties of Ginseng have been found to cure hair loss problems and even help in revitalizing the scalp. The blood flow in the scalp area is increased by ginseng thus stopping hair loss in humans.

Foti, which is popularly known as Shien Mein in Chinese medicinal terms and which is also called He Shou Wu in China is used for Chinese herbal hair loss treatment. The herb is actually taken in the same manner as tea and has the properties of reducing hair loss and increase the growth of hair. Some other Chinese herbal hair treatment which helps to restrain hair loss and have proven to have caused hair growth includes Nu zhen zi, Kun bu, Sang shen, Stinging nettle, Bu gu zhi, Chuan xiong, Shu di huang, Han lian cao and Hei zhi ma.