Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mamata Tirankar PhD Scholar, GAC, Nagpur & Associate Professor, Department Swasthavritta, V.A.M.C.H Jabalpur. Email. : tirankarmamata@gmail.com
Date of Acceptance: 2021-08-14
Date of Publication:2021-09-10
Article-ID:IJIM_87_09_21 https://ijim.co.in
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None Declared
How To Cite This Article: Tirankar P. M, Patrikar V.G. Elaborative Review for The Role of Etiological Factor in Pathogenesis of Khalitya (Hair fall). Int. J Ind. Med. 2021;2(8):10-17
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.” hair reveals personality and life style. it makes a huge impact. but the present era is suffering from very irregular life style. Specially the life style of Modern Society is becoming very fast and stressful. This circumstance frequently leads people towards problems like hair fall. Khalitya (~hair fall) is a condition in which hair loss occurs only in the scalp. In modern medicine, causative factor of hair fall is autoimmune genetic factor but in Ayurvedic literature nidan are given in simple way which are very well understood such as Aharaja (~Dietary), Viharaja (~Lifestyle), Manasika (~Mental) and Agantuja. and its Pathogenesis of Khalitya (~hair fall) also mentioned in Ayurveda but matters are scattered. The prevalence of FPHL increases with age from approximately 12% amongst women aged between 20 and 29 years and 50% in over the age of 80. This research article has highlighted to elaborate and discussion of etiopathogenesis study of hair fall (Khalitya) in detail.
Keywords: Khalitya, Aharaja, Viharaja, Manasika
