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A CLINICAL STUDY OF BHRINGARAJADI VATI (A HERBOMINERAL AYURVEDIC FORMULATION) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF KHALITYA (HAIR FALL) – A PILOT STUDY

Dr. Vivek Salvi*, Dr. Murari Girare, Dr. Nikita Mishra, Dr. Vandana Saraf, Dr. Niranjan Saraf and Dr. Prakash Joshi

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Abstract

Khalitya is a clinical condition related to hairloss that can significantly affect both male and female adults quality of life. Despite the high market demand, only few drugs are currently approved for khalitya treatment. The appearance of hair plays an important role in peoples overall self –perception and physical appearance. In Ayurveda, it is termed as Khalitya. According to concept of Ayurveda, hair loss occur due to an imbalance of Pitta Dosha in the body. There are a number of other causes for hair loss like Nutritional deficiency, high stress, Increase of DHT Hormone, Dermatitis, certain drugs etc. are main causes of Khalitya. According to survey up to 40% of men and 25% 0f women in India are victims of hair fall.[1] Hair fall is commonly seen in the age group of 18-40 years. More common in males than in females. Acharya Charak considered hair as Mala of Asthi Dhatu.[2] It is a primarily a pitta dominant Tridoshajanya Vyadhi i.e. Vata, Kapha with Rakta Dosha. However hair fall considered a minor disease but its Impact in mental health much bigger than we think, that why we formulated Herbomineral formulation called “Bhringarajadi vati’’. Objective: A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of “Bhringarajadi Vati’’ in clinically diagnosed patients of Khalitya (Hair fall). Material & Method: A randomized, single group, pilot study was conducted at govt. Dhanwantari Ayurved medical College & Hospital Ujjain between July 2020 and August 2020. Result: The statistical analysis show that the efficacy of “Bhringarajadi Vati’’ is highly significant. No adverse effect were observed during the study. Conclusion: “Bhringarajadi Vati” along with generalized in Khalitya (Hair fall) is safe and efficacious.

Keywords: Pilot Study, Khalitya, Bhringarajadi Vati.