Alopecia

Loss of hair either partial or general is known as Alopecia. It arises due to changes in the hair follicle, which deprives it of its power of forming hair. This is a disease of hair follicle, which varies from a mere thinning of the hair to complete baldness. It occurs in both sexes. It’s well known varieties are: Alopecia congenita, Alopecia prematura, Alopecia Senilis, Alopecia Areata.

Leading Homeopathic Remedies:

Ammonium Mur: Large accumulation of bran like scales, with falling of hair, which has a dull and lusterless appearance with great itching of the scalp.

Arsenicum: Loss of hairs from the scalp in circular patches, patches of the scalp are rough, dirty looking and the scalp is covered with dry scales. Hair falls out from the front of the head.

Baryta Carbonica: Baldness, especially of the crown, in young people; scalp becomes very sensitive to touch and scratching.

Calc carbonicum: Falling of hair while combing; dry hair with sensitive scalp; yellowish or white scales on the scalp; sensation of coldness of head.

Cantharis: Falling of hair while combing especially during confinement and lactation; dandruff on scalp.

Carboveg: Falling of hair after childbirth & due to severe illnesses; hairs falls out more on back of head.

Fluoric acid: Falling of hair due to congestion of blood to head; the new hair is dry and breaks easily; hair fall in syphilitic patients.

Graphites: The most important remedy in alopecia areata.

Lycopodium: Hair becomes grey early; falling of hairs due to abdominal diseases; after parturition; with burning scaling and itching of the scalp.

Nat Muriaticum: Hairs falls out when touched or combed, mainly from front, temples and beard; this medicine is very useful in falling of hair in nursing women.

Phosphoric Acid: Falling of hair due to general debility; hair falls especially from the sides of the head, in consequence of grief or anguish.

Phosphorus: Falling out of hair in tufts, especially from crown of the head, due to sickness or mental emotions.

Sepia: Losing of hair after chronic headaches; much itching of the scalp.

Silicea: Premature baldness.

Staphysagria: Hair falls out, mostly from occiput and around the ears, with humid, foetid eruption of dandruff on the scalp. Hair pulls out without pain after the slightest effort.

Syphilinum: Great falling off of hair in syphilitics. The hair falls out in circular patches both in head and beard.

Thalium: Falling of hairs due to excessive perspiration causing baldness. Alopecia occurs after acute exhausting diseases.

Thuja: Falling off of hair due to dry white scaly dandruff.