Julika, Dr. Usha Sharma
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
It has been said that hair is a barometer of one’s beauty. Healthy, beautiful, long and attractive hair adds charm to the personality. So, it has a great aesthetic value and it is the crowning glory of any person. Therefore to keep the healthy hair in healthy state is entirely the duty of human beings, because just like face hair is also a mirror of healthy state of the body. Early hair fall has been attributed to be the result of varied factors like hormonal imbalance, faulty hair care, pollution, Intake of Amla, Katu and Lavana Rasa, non-vegetarian diet, stress factor and use of cosmetic etc.Alopecia areata, an autoimmune disease characterized by hair loss can be correlated with Indralupta in Ayurveda. Indralupta is a common form of non-scarring alopecia involving the scalp and/or body, characterized by hair loss without any clinical inflammatory signs. Due to side effects and limitation of the contemporary science, some harmless and effective medicines are expected from Alternative medical sciences. Ayurveda has great potential to treat such autoimmune diseases.Indraluptahas many significant deleterious effects like social anxiety,increased self-consciousness, low self-esteem, embarrassment and depression impairingpsychological well-being thus affecting mental and social status of person. Itisconsidered under Kshudraroga by most of the authors of classical Ayurvedic texts. AcharyaVagbhata was the first to differentiate Indralupta and Khalitya. The risk of allopathic treatment outweighs their benefits. ‘Lepa chikitsa’ in the treatment of Indralupta as given by‘Acharya Sushruta’ is cost- effective, non-toxic, and easily available. Efficacy ofRomasanjanana Lepa is regeneration of Hair in ‘Indralupta’. Romasanjanana Lepa reduced the size of patches and percentage hair loss on local application.