Prevention & Management of Hair Fall

As per Ayurveda principles, there are four focus areas for its prevention & management-

• Diet - Depending upon the prakriti, age, disease, season and digestive power of the person; diet can be customised and advised.
• Yoga - Sarvangasana, Shirshasana, Ushtrasana, Hastapadasana & Shashkasana - are useful in preventing hair fall, as they focus on improving blood circulation towards head.
• Medicines - There are various formulations which work with different pharmacological mode of actions as antimicrobial, antibacterial, wound healing, anti aging, hair growth promotion to prevent hair fall.
• Panchkarma - a) Lepam - application of paste over scalp to purify scalp skin & hair follicles. b) Abhyanagam - Application of medicated oil over scalp skin will nourish hair follicle & shaft of hair. c) Nasya - Instilling of medicated oil through nostrils will help in balancing vitiated dosas in head. d) Shiro vasti - Use of medicated oil in a form of therapy.