Peony Root
Peony Root (Paeonia lactiflora)
Traditional medicine ingredient with no AGA evidence.
How Peony Root works — and how well we know it
Traditional medicine use; modern mechanism for AGA is not characterized.
oral
Variable.
Traditional Chinese medicine herb. Included in Folexin proprietary blend.
Nothing AGA-specific.
Evidence distribution across 1 claims
Why the grade is F. No AGA evidence.
Every claim, traced back to its source
We took every major claim made about Peony Root and matched it to the specific experimental model behind it. Click a claim to see the model, the finding, and our assessment of how much weight it deserves.
1 claims · evidence-by-evidence breakdown
1Open-LabelWeight: LowNo AGA evidenceNo evidence.
Absence of evidence.
No AGA trials.
Filler.
What's still missing from the science
- Any.
Our verdict on Peony Root
Not in our formulary yet
We don't carry this ingredient. We only formulate around actives where the evidence — and the safety profile — is strong enough to recommend with confidence. As the data matures, we may revisit.
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