MASTER F. J., Hair Loss
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my friend Mr. Satish Arora
Just like four leaved Clovers
Are hard to find,
There seldom is
One of your kind.
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Preface
Five years ago when i announced
my textbook on skin diseases, I had decided that i should publish a separate
booklet on hair loss as this complaint is one of the most commonest complaints
presented to any physician in the metropolis.
The market is flooded these days
with many wonder drugs. hair oils Shampoos, lotions, the arrival of which is
announced with much publicity and very soon the people come to know the
futility of such a gimmick.
The thing which has withstood
since last one hundred and eigthy years against all odds is the science of
constitutional Homoeopathic Medicine. In this booklet I have described the
anatomy, physiological functions, various diseases of the hair. Homoeopathic
therapeutics from various materia medicas Repertory of Hair loss from various
Repertories and Clinical cases.
I hope this will be accepted by
the profession like my previous publications.
DR. FAROKH JAMSHED MASTER
11-9-91
VATCHA GANDHY MEMORIAL BLDG No.
1
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Acknowledgement
My sincere thanks to :
1. Kuldeep Jain
2. Premchand Jain
3. Ashok Jain
I who have always encouraged me
in my efforts to write a book.
Dr. Kripal Singh Bakshi and his
dynamic Son Dr. Suuny Bakshi for their constant guidance.
My clinical assistants :
Dr. Niloufer Bamji
Dr. Kamal Kodia
Dr. Afshan Deshmukh
Dr. Vincent Castelino
Dr. Nilufer Panthaky
Dr. Shailen Petigara
Dr. Kamal Rustomjee
Dr. Shahrukh Pavri
Dr. Sharmila Lulla
Dr. Diana Minbattiwalla
Dr. Zubin Mariola
Dr. Devika Pooran
Dr. Swati Kanakiya
Miss. Roda Bandrawalla for
typing the manuscript.
Mr. Noshir Dadrewalla who is
omnipotent in all my endeavors.
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Therapeutics of hair loss
Hair loss
Fluoricum acidum
Itching of the head and falling
of the hair after fevers ; the new hair is dry and breaks off ; must comb the
hair often. It mats so at the end.
Aloe socotrina
The hair come out in lumps,
leaving bare patches ; eyelashes also fall out ; dry hair.
Alumina
Hair fall from all over body
inclusing lashes. Denuded appearance of scalp. Dandruff.
Ammonium muriaticum
Large accumulation of branlike
scales, with falling off of the hair, which has a deadened and lustreless of
appearance, with great itching of the scalp.
Anantherum muricatum
Falling of hair from beard and
eyebrows.
Antimonium crudum
Losing hair from nervous
headaches. Itching of the head.
Arsenicum album
Touching the hair is painful ;
bald patches at or near the forehead, bregma, sides, scalp covered with dry
scabs and scales, looking rough and dirty extending sometimes even to forehead,
face and ears. Brittle and stiff hair. Dandruff.
Aurum metallicum
Syphilitic alopecia.
Baryta carbonica
Hair fall from vertex and
moustache. Baldness, especially of the crown, in young people ; scalp very
sensitive to touch agg. from scratching, touch.
Belladonna
Hair fall from eyebrows and
bregma brittle hair.
Borax veneta
Hair rough and horny. Tangles at
tips, sticks together. If brunches are cut they reform. Hair cant be combed
smooth -
especially occiput, sides, vertex, temples, beard, nostrils.
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Bovista lycoperdon
Hair fall from sides.
Calcarea carbonica
Hair falls out, especially when
combing ; dryness of hair ; great sensitiveness of scalp ; with yellowish or
white scales on scalp ; sensation of coldness of outer head.
Calcarea phosphorica
Falling of hair in bunches.
Cantharis vesicatoria
Hair falls out in bunches, spots
when combing, especially during conginement and lactation ; scales on scalp,
enormous dandruff, stiff hair.
Carbo vegetabilis
Falling out of hair after severe
diseases or abuse of mercury, with great sensitiveness of scalp to pressure ;
hair falls out more on back of head, after severe illness or parturition. Hair
fall worse from warmth of head, cold sweat on forehead.
Causticum
Hair fall from eyebrows and
nostrils.
Hair sweats much (Bry) and falls
out. Sore, sensitive.
Scalp agg. touching
Scalp agg. combing.
Colchicum autumnale
Prurigo favosa ; great falling
of the hair.
Fluoricum acidum
Hair fall after syphilis,
fevers. Large patches entirely denuded of hair ; new hair brittle, dry and
breaks off ; must comb the hair often ; it mats so the end ; baldness. Hair in
tangles, congestion of blood to the head.
Graphites
Even the hair on the sides of
the head, vertex and nostrils falls out. Dry, tangled, matted or brittle hair.
Perspiration of scalp, greying of hair. Dandruff, like milk crusts.
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Helleborus niger
Losing hair from the eyebrows or
pudenda.
Hepar sulphur
Hair fall after parturition.
Hair falls out here and there vertex, occiput, bregma leaving bald spots.
Scalp sore and sensitive.
Hypericum perforatum
Alopecia from headaches, caused
by concussion of the brain.
Iodium
Falling of hair after injury.
Hair fall in bunches stiff hair.
Kalium carbonicum
Alopecia after nervous fevers ;
dry brittle hair, rapidly falling off from eyebrow, temple, beard, moustache
and sides with much dandruff. Greying of hair.
Lachesis mutus
Hair fall especial in pregency.
Sensitive scalp. Does not want hair touched.
Lycopodium clavatum
Hair fall from temples and
vertex. Hair becomes grey early ; hair falls off after abdominal diseases ;
after parturition, with burning, scalding, itching of the scalp, especially on
getting warm from exercise during the day. Dandruff.
Mancinella
Losing hair after severe acute
diseases.
Mercurius solubilis
Hair falls out mostly on sides
and eyelashes, bregma, temples, without any headache. Greasy hair.
Mezereum
Hair fall in handfuls. Curly
hair. Hair sticks together. Thick leathery crusts under which pus collects.
White scabs and dandruff.
Natrium muriaticum
Hair fall after nursing. Hair
falls out if touched : mostly on forepart of head, bregma, moustache, temples
and beard ; scalp very sensitive ; face shining as if greasy. Dandruff on
occiput.
Nitricum acidum
Hair fall from beard and vertex.
Petroleum
Much itching ; scurf on the
hairy scalp and falling off of the hair in bunches, spots especially from occiput.
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Phosphoricum acidum
Hair fall after grief, anguish
and debility especially from sides. Gnawing grief changes hair of the young to
grey ; Dry, greasy and fluffy hair. Hair fall from the sides.
Phosphorus
Hair fall after mental emotion
or sickness. Round patches on scalp completely deprived of hair ; falling off
the hair in large bunches on the tufts, occiput, forehead and on the sides
above the ears ; they roots of the hair seems to be dry ; the denuded scalp
looks clear white and smooth ; dandruff copious, falls out in clouds. Itching
of the scalp.
Plumbum metallicum
Great dryness of hair, it falls
off even in beard.
Sabina
Hair fall from temples.
Sarsaparilla officinalis
Mercurio-syphilitic affections
of the head ; sensitiveness of scalp ; falling of the hair.
Selenium metallicum
Hair falls off when combing ;
also of eyebrows, whiskers, vertex, eyelashes and genitals ; tingling, itching
on scalp, which feels tense and contracted. Does not want hair touched.
Sepia officinalis
Hair fall chronic headaches and
menopause especially from vertex and occiput, worse when combing. Itching of
root of hair.
Silicea terra
Premature baldness, itching of
scalp or of vulva before menses. Hair fall from vertex, occiput, bregma beard
and nostrils after headaches or perturition.
Staphysagria
Hair falls out, mostly from
occiput, eyelashes, sides and around the ears, with humid, foetid eruption or
dandruff on the scalp. Hair pulls out without pain after the slightest effort ;
offensiveness. Head lice.
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Sulphur
Hair fall after parturition.
Hair fall from occiput and eyelashes. Dandruff, hair dry, falling off, scalp
sore to touch, itching violently agg. when getting warm in bed and washing.
Hair grey, offensive, dry, cold and hard.
Syphilinum
Hair falls out after syphilis,
in circles from heard and scalp.
Thallium met. + -act. (old
abbr.)
Hair fall after excessive
perspiration of scalp and after acute exhausting diseases.
Thuja occidentalis
White, scaly dandruff ; hair dry
and falling out. Hair fall after headache, from vertex. Dry or greasy hair,
lustreless and split. Gray hair.
Thyreoidinum
Premature graying of hair.
Vinca minor
Hair falls out in single spots
and white hair grows there ; spots on head oozing moisture, the hair matting
together. Bald patches covered. Itching of scalp with short wooly hair.
Wiesbaden aqua
Hair falls and grows rapidly.
Hard, brittle and lustreless hair.
Zincum metallicum
Hair fall from sides and vertex.
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Cases
Clinical cases of hair fall
Miss M.T. : has complained of hair falling with
flanking of skin of scalp.
Change of colour from black ΰ
brown
Head pain W Sun
Desires sweets
Desires sour.
Perspiration profuse in axilla.
Moody ΰ before menses
Hot patient
Angry when dominated
impatient
Sensitive
On the following symptoms
Natrum-mur was selected in 200 potency on 1-6-90. As the reponse to the
medicine was good and the hair fall was showing improvement. Nat-mur was given
with increasing potencies uptl
Miss R.D. : had come with the complaint of hair fall
associated with dandruff causing severe itching of the scalp. She also
complained of dark circles around the eyes and cracks of the heels.
Myopia
Desires Spicy food
Desires meat
Perspiration axilla
Hot patient
Nervous patient
Obstinate
Confidence lack of
contradiction agg.s
Reserved
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Based on the following data,
repertorization of the case was done and the remedy Natrum-mur was selected,
Initially it was given in 30 potency and then gradually increased to 200-1m-
10m.
Mrs. T.S. : Complaint of hair fall with dandruff.
Scaling of scalp, itching in scalp +
agg. night
agg. perspiration during
amel. scratching
Head pain throbbing agg.
coughing
agg. laughing
Obese person
Menses irregular
Leucorrhoea Before menses
Perspiration forehead
Desires sour and pungent food.
Hot patient
Fear of being alone
Slowness
Offended easily
Sympathetic.
Based on the above
symptomatology and after repertorizartion Phosphorous was selected in 200
potency later increased to 1M- 10, -50M.
Miss. S.D. S. : age 6 years came
with problem of hair fall with recurrent tendency to catch cold.
Desires pickless
desires cold drinks
Perspiration forehead
Fear of dark
Fear of ghost
Restlessness children in
Sensitive to reprimands
Nail biting
After repertorization,
phosphorus was selected in 30 potency then 200 1M 10M 50M.