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Effective management Alopecia totalis by Ayurveda – A case report

Authors

  • Shivanand Patil aDept. of Agada Tantra, All India Institute of Ayurveda, Goa, India
  • Giramalla Patil bDept. of Rasashasrta and Bhaisajya Kalpana, All India Institute of Ayurveda, New Delhi, India
  • Vijay Patil cDept. of Agada Tantra, Yashwant Ayurveda College and PG Research Centre. Kodoli, Maharastra, India

Keywords:

Alopecia areata, Alopecia totalis, Cupping therapy, Ayurveda, Indralupta, Manjistadi Kashaya, Asanadi gana Kashaya

Abstract

Alopecia areata (AA) is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune illness characterized by intermittent, non-scarring hair loss, Alopecia totalis(AT) is a type of AA characterized by total hair loss on the face and scalp. Unfortunately, it is projected that 10–15 % of people with AA will advance to total hair loss on the scalp (AT) or hair loss on the scalp and body Alopecia Universalis (AU) only 10 % of patients with AT/AU recover completely. Treatment for severe AA is often unsatisfactory. The most popular AT/AU therapy techniques were topical steroid application and oral steroid administration. We present a case of Alopecia totalis that was treated with cupping therapy and ayurvedic treatments such as Punarnava Mandoor, manjistadi Kashaya, asanadi gana Kashaya, purnachandrodaya rasa, a churna combo, and Malatyadi and Dhurdhurapatradi taila for external application over scalp. The treatment's effectiveness is due to the synergistic action of all the herbs and the immunostimulant activity of cupping. Keywords: Alopecia areata, Alopecia totalis, Cupping therapy, Ayurveda, Indralupta, Manjistadi Kashaya, Asanadi gana Kashaya

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