Hair Therapy & Transplantation
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Abstract

Ayurvedic Approach towards Hairfall (Khalitya)

Manoj Patil*

The science which teaches us the Art of living is Ayurveda. External appearance and Beauty take priority over intellectual achievement and simplicity. To appear honestly beautiful or handsome, noble and majestic is the dream of every human being. It also gives people self-confidence, personal style. A Person’s body without hair is seen like a tree without leaves. Hair plays a very crucial role not only in females but also in males. Khalityain Ayurvedacan can be correlated with hair fall. The incidence of Khalitya is increasing by day by day. According to a poll conducted in India, up to 40% of males and 25% of women in the country suffer from Khalitya. It is a condition that progresses slowly. It is very common in youngsters too; various factors like sleep disturbances, stress, various systemic disorders, changing lifestyle, unhealthy dietary habits and medications contribute in occurrence of khalitya. In Ayurveda there is Abhyantar and BahyaChikitsa described for the treatment of Khalitya. Raktamokshana, Nasya, and Lepas are the subjects of the majority of research projects. Hair loss is treated with a variety of medications, including Til Tailam, Bhringrajataila, AsthiposhakVati, MalatyadiTailam, and Rasayana medicines. The main aim of this article is to reviewabout the unhealthy lifestyle which leads to extreme hair fall. Various Acharyas has described not only about treatment of Khalitya but also prevention of this disease. All the data, information and references related to Khalitya (hair falls) has been collected and compiled fromAyurvedicsamhitas. Various research articles were also searched from different websites. All the information which were collected were analysed for discussion and conclusions has been made from this information.

Published Date: 2021-12-24; Received Date: 2021-12-03