Durga Prasad Regar, Kishori Lal Sharma
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
Hair loss can come with a degree of shame because hair contributes to our feeling of beauty and strength. Hair fall has been described in Ayurveda by the name of khalitya roga under the heading of kshudra roga (minor disease) or shiroroga (diseases of head & scalp).According to Ayurveda, hairs are outgrowth of bone formation and the tissue emergence for the growth of hair. Thinning and loss of hair is called alopecia and it is related to hormonal imbalance.In the root of hairs excess vata dosh with the influence of pitta cause damaging of hairs and after that shleshma and rakta together block the hair follicles so that new hairs growth become stop.Hair made up of mainly parthiva mahabhoota (earth element). Hair formation starts during sixth month of intrauterine life.1 It is progressing disorder people living in sedentary ways of life, stress induced hectic schedules along with indiscriminate dietary habits result in many disturbance and deficiencies in the body which directly reflect in loss of hair. Hair growth cycle can be affected by the combination of stress and diabetes. Physical and emotional stress can directly impact on the hair growth cycle. People with diabetes are more likely to have a condition called alopecia. with alopecia, the immune system attacks the hair follicles, leading to patches of hair loss on the head. If suffering from diabetic and stress related hair loss, your hair loss is probably a temporary problem which can be fixed with reducing your stress levels and blood sugar level management, your hair might grow back.In ayurvedic texts management of khalitya has been described in the form of nashya , shiroabhyanga, shirolepa, and rasayana therepy.