Abstract

ROLE OF ERANDA TAIL AS HAIR VITALIZER – A REVIEW

Dr. Chawardol Seema G. and *Dr. Jain Sapan B.

ABSTRACT

The medical term for hair loss is alopecia or baldness, refers to a loss of hair from the head or body. Hair loss have many causes including androgenic alopecia, fungal infection, trauma, radiotherapy nutritional deficiencies and autoimmune disease. Hair plays a very vital role in the beauty of every individual as well as essential for the physical as well as mental health of individual. But now a days fast life of todays era and changes in environment produces lot of tension and stress affecting human physiology resulting in many disorders hair loss is also one of them. In Ayurveda there is vide scope of find out safe remedy for the hair loss. In Ayurveda hair are known as Kesha and the drugs which are suitable to hair, are known as Keshya drugs, in Ayurved text it was categorically mention that regular use of oil on head prevents hair loss and graying of hair, split end and thinging of hair, considering this view abhyanga seems to be appropriate procedure for hair loss. Pharmacologically castor oil is a irritant oil purgative but externally have soothing effect on the skin. Castor oil (eranda tail) is a colourlsess to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odour. The goodness of castor oil can be attributed to high amounts of ricinoleic acid – an unsaturated omega- 9 fatty acid. It has antifungal and anti bacterial activity. Viewing to all properties of castor oil it can be categarised as hair vitillzer because Vitalizer is someone who imparts energy and Vitality and as spirit to the other people. In this article we have made an efforts to compile the efficiency of Eranda tail as hair vitazlier.

Keywords: Vitalizer, Eranda tail, hair loss, Keshya dravya.