Baldness may be local or general. Normally people are found
with hairless on a circumscribed area of the skull or the beard. CAUSE: Excessive mental
worry, anxiety and anger are considered to be the cause of this ailment. A type of
pathogenic organism is also considered to be the cause of loss of hair from the body
including the head.
TREATMENT:
1. Bhringaraja is the drug of choice for the treatment
of the diseases. Maha bhringaraja taila or Nilibhringadi taila has to be gently massaged
over the scalp about one hour before taking bath. By this massage some of the existing
hair will fall out. Therefore, in the beginning, the hair will look thinner and the
baldness would appear as if increasing. It is better if the whole head is thoroughly
shaved and then this oil is used for massage. It should be constantly used for six months
before any significant result could be achieved. Powder of bhringaraja should be given to
the patient orally. One teaspoonful of this powder should be mixed with honey and
given on empty stomach, twice a day.
2. Elephant tusk is popularly used
as Ayurvedic physicians for the treatment of this alignment. The tusk is cut into small
pieces and then burnt into ashes. This is rubbed with ghee or honey over the
patches, daily. This can be done at the night preferably so that the ashes or bhashma of
the elephant remains in contact with the skin of the skull overnight.
3. Ashvanchuki rasa is used by
ayurvedic physicians for baldness which appears at a young age. These tablets are
crushed, mixed with honey and externally applied. This is applied to the skin in the
afternoon and allowed to dry up. The patient should go to bed with out washing his
head. In the beginning, application of this medicine cause a little redness and irritation
in the skull but slowly hair begin to grow.
DIET:
Weakness is often caused of hair fall and the patient should , therefore, take nourishing
diet. Meat, fish, ghee, butter, milk and such other high-protien diet is normally
recommened. Care should be taken to keep the liver free from overwork. Fried
things are strictly prohibited from such patients.
REGIMENS:
Worry is one of the primary cause of baldness. The patient should, therefore, try to
maintain a tranquil disposition and avoid anxiety. Spending sleepless nights. The
tension can aggravate baldness.
