Strong 5α-reductase inhibitors are extracted and fractionated from Thuja orientalisis and other similar crude drugs or they may be purified as diterpenes in isolated form. The inhibitors are used either on their own or as active ingredients of therapeutics in the treatment of diseases caused by the overactivity of 5α-reductase or the hypersecretion of androgens, such as male pattern baldness, androgenetic alopecia, hirsutism, acne, prostatomegaly and cancer of the prostate.
强烈的 5α 还原酶
抑制剂是从东方蒺藜和其他类似的粗制药物中提取和分馏出来的,也可以分离纯化为二萜。这些
抑制剂可单独使用,也可作为治疗药物的活性成分,用于治疗因 5α 还原酶过度活跃或雄激素分泌过多而引起的疾病,如男性秃发、雄激素性脱发、多毛症、痤疮、前列腺肥大和前列腺癌。