Abstract

AYURVED A BOON IN MANAGEMENT OF KHALITYA – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Dr. Puja Sanjay Wagh*, Dr. Gunvant H. Yeola, Dr. Sima Jaju, Dr. Priyanka Yadav, Dr. Anjali Pote

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Abstract

Beauty has very important role in our life. Healthy hairs are considered as a sign of beauty. It has great important which directly reflect own personality. So now a day’s people are more conscious about hair regarding to cosmetic point of view. The incidence of “Khalitya” (Hair fall) is increasing day by day. Khalitya means hair fall as explained in Ayurveda. According to modern science, it is termed as Alopecia or baldness. It is a partial or complete loss of hair from the scalp. Baldness is a curse for one’s look and personality. Females are more sufferer than males. According to survey up to 40% of men and 25% of women in India are victims of hair fall. It is a slowly progressing disorder. Now a day, hair fall is common in youngsters too. It is due to changing lifestyle, unhealthy dietary habits, sleep disturbances, systemic diseases and medications. In modern science many drugs are used for treating hair fall but they have some limitations due to their adverse effects. In Ayurveda various Bahya (external) and Abhyantara (internal) treatment is described for Khalitya (hairfall). Treatment modalities are Nasya, Raktamokshana and Lepa. Various drugs like Bhringraja Tailam, Malatyadi Tailam, Til Tailam, Asthiposhak Vati and Rasayana drugs, Yoga are used for hair loss. So to explore different Ayurvedic treatment modalities in Khalitya (hair fall) this review study was undertaken.

Keywords: Hair fall, Khalitya, Nasya, Basti, Rasayana, Yoga.