Abstract

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON EFFECT ON PANCHBHAUTIKA TAILA AND YASHTIMADHUKA TAILA NASYA IN KHALITYA (ALOPECIA AREATA)

Vishakha Kashyap*

Abstract

Ayurveda is the everlasting supreme Science of medicine because it deals with all aspects of human life since time is immorial. In this competitive and fast going 21st Century, people have been presented with many kind of disorders like lifestyle disorders, environment disorders, sexual disorders etc. Alopecia Areata (Hair fall)is a dermatological & a symptom of life style disorder that has been recognized for more than 2000 years ago. Susceptibility of hair fall is more in males than in females. It is mostly seen in age group of 18-40 years. According to survey upto 40% of men & 25% of women in India are victims of hair fall. It is a slow progressive disorder. Alopecia Areata is characterized by circumscribed non scarring loss of hair in single or multiple patches over scalp or body hair. Apart from, metabolic & hereditary causes, Alopecia have been observed as a major side effect of anti-cancerous, immunosuppressant and many other drug treatment. In Ayurveda literature, loss of hair is termed as “Khalitya” under the broad heading of Shirorog (By Acharya Charak & Acharya Vagbhatta) and under Kshudraroga (By Acharya Sushruta). For this “Nasya Karma” is the management. According to Ayurveda, Nasya karma is the Shodhan and Shaman karma for the Urdhavjatrugata rogas. In present study “Panchbhautika Taila” & “Yastimadhuka Taila”as mentioned in Ayurvedic Samhita having keshya properties has been selected.

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