Lata Melkani, Dr. Sushma Rawat
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
Hair is an important component of the body derived from ectoderm of skin.It has great psycho-social significance for people.Now-a-days, hair fallis a common cosmetic issue affecting our society especially young adults. Healthy, good looking, black hair makes a person externally attractive. The incidence of “Khalitya” (Hair fall) is increasing day-by-day. It may be due to changing lifestyle, unhealthy dietary habits, sleep disturbances, systemic diseases, medications or stressful life. Hair loss is the most common problem among men and women of all age groups. It is also a socially and psychologically distressing condition for them. Its severity varies from a small bare patch to a more diffuse and obviouspatternaffecting the whole scalp. In Ayurveda, various bahya and Abhyantara Chikitsa is described for the management ofkhalitya( hair fall).Acharya Charaka classified it under Shiroroga. Khalitya is primarily a Pitta dominant Tridoshjanya Vyadhi which can be correlated with Alopecia or baldness. It is a partial or complete loss of hair especially from the scalp. In this article an attempt has been made to review the various procedures and medicines mentioned in Ayurvedic texts for khalitya.