Alopecia areata is a relatively common type of hair appendage disease and clinically contains several different hair loss disorders, such as alopecia areata, androgenetic alopecia (seborrheic alopecia), acute and chronic resting alopecia, etc. There are many Chinese herbal medicines for hair loss, such as mulberry, yam, black bean, black sesame, he shou wu, etc., all of which have hair growth effects; there are also prescriptions for hair loss, such as qibao mei hu dan, shin ying yang zhen dan, bazhen tang, tong qi xuan blood soup, si wu tang, etc., which can be used separately for different types of hair loss, after identification and treatment. After hair loss, it is advisable to go to a regular hospital for medical consultation and, if necessary, to use both Chinese and Western medicines for comprehensive treatment.