Year: 2023 | Month: October | Volume: 13 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 124-130
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20231018
Effect of Indigenous Topical Application in the Management of Palithya (Greying Hair)
Ranamuka Rajapaksha Pathiranage Sureka Nilmini1, Iresha Sandamali Siriwardhana2, Wasantha Janaki Wickramarachchi3
1Demonstrator, Department of Dravyaguna Vignana, 3Senior Lecturer Department of Deshiya Cikitsa,
Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Yakkala, Sri Lanka
Corresponding Author: Ranamuka Rajapaksha Pathiranage Sureka Nilmini
ABSTRACT
Hair plays a significant role to improve the individual identity and body image in physical appearance. Premature greying of hair has become a one of condition which can affect the self-esteem in cosmetic concerns. Thus, Hair dyes have become the main modality of the treatment for after nutritional supplementation. Many people use different types of applications to treat greying of hairs. Many of those applications have been manufactured using various chemical compounds. Due to usage of those chemically synthesized applications, reported complications are much common in the present society including few death incidents. Thus, the using of eco-friendly herbal hair dyes will lead to reduce the health risks and cosmetic solution for the premature greying of hair. Therefore, the study focused on management of the palithya through a Sri Lankan indigenous topical application which has not been scientifically proved. Palithya (greying hair) is a distinct feature of aging. It is mentioned as kshudra roga and shiro roga in Ayurveda samhitas. Body heat is increased by anger, grief and exertion as a result of that pitta located in head is vitiated and caused for palithya the application consists of Nymphaea stellate willd and fresh cow’s milk. Randomly selected 30 cases with palithya were comparatively studied with test drug and akalapalitha oil in two separate groups in equal amounts for a period of one month under recommended control conditions. The improvement of the therapy assessed according to the number of gray hairs with related to specific areas of the scalp using Graying Severity Score (GSS) and assessed the hair colour by using standard hair colour grading chart before and after the treatment. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. The efficacy of the test drug was found with significant reduction (p value <0.05), number of greying hairs and hair colour changes after the treatment. The test drug has elaborated a significant effect than akalapalitha oil in the management of palithya.
Key words: Greying hair, Palithya, Nymphaea stellate