Hair Trace Element Analysis and Disease Diagnosis

Author: Qin Junfa
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Nowadays, beauty and hairdressing are very popular. As a profession, hairdressing involves a great deal of knowledge. What are the functions of hair? Extending from animals to humans, it can be summarized that hair has functions such as regulating body temperature, receiving sensory input, and providing mechanical protection. However, it is now known that hair reflects the health status of the human body. By analyzing hair, diseases can be screened and diagnosed, environmental pollution can be monitored, and nutritional status can be evaluated. These are the key contents of hair element medicine. Perhaps you can recite the famous saying from the Qing Dynasty, "A single hair cannot be pulled; pulling it affects the whole body," but you may not be fully aware that hair can reflect the health status of the human body, and hair element analysis can screen and diagnose diseases. This book is divided into three parts, consisting of 12 chapters: Part I—Hair Section, composed of 4 chapters, primarily describes the structure, growth, and morphological characteristics of hair; Part II—Element Section, composed of 3 chapters, primarily discusses the physiological functions, biological roles, and recommended intake levels of minerals and trace elements; Part III—Hair Element Medicine Section, composed of 5 chapters, primarily explains the medical applications and interpretation of results from hair element analysis. This is the core of the book, accounting for about 2/3 of the total content. It is the first to provide a detailed explanation of the structure of hair, growth patterns, nutritional sources, and structural abnormalities in hair caused by metabolic diseases; it is the first to introduce the history of discovering the essentiality of trace elements, the history of recognizing the clinical significance of hair elements, and the development history of hair element analysis; it is the first to comprehensively discuss the role of hair element analysis in medicine and its geographical significance; and it is the first to systematically explore the practical possibilities of applying hair element analysis in clinical practice.