He Shou Wu

I started on the chinese herb He Shou Wu on Friday. I'm really happy that they claim it takes three months to work. It is too easy to get upset when you don't see immediate results. It isn't a terribly expensive herb and there are vitamins in herbs, so I don't see too much harm. Whereas, the prednisone caused insomnia and acne and didn't stop the hair fall out. It seemed like I had a ton of it this morning.
I told my best friend last night that the hair she complimented me on was not real and admitted that I was losing it. She is going to medical school and encouraged the alternative of aloe vera because of its anti-inflammatory properties.