What causes hair loss and premature graying of hair according to Ayurved ?
Romkoop (hair follicle) contains bhrajak pitta. Pitta present at the root of the hair increases, in association with vata, and this appears as the falling of hairs. Then kapha and rakta together block the follicles of the hair by not allowing fresh ones to grow. According to modern medicine the most common cause of hair loss, in both men and women, is related to hormones, specifically to testosterone. This relationship explains, the reason, why it is called androgenic Alopecia or male pattern baldness. In certain hair follicles, the cells within the follicles are able to convert testosterone to dihydrotestesterone through the action of an enzyme produced by that particular hair follicle. In males, these hairs are present characteristically along the front of the scalp, resulting in the typical ‘M’-shaped receding hairline. The apex of the scalp at the back and top of the skull is the other location where such hair follicles are typically located. Usually the hair around the sides of th
