Hair Disorders
There are various types of hair disorders:
Hair Loss
This is divided into two categories:
Due to Excess Phlegm
Due to Excess Black Bile
Due to Excess Phlegm:
An overproduction of phlegm causes hair loss. The pores and passages of the skin become impaired, preventing the hair from receiving proper nourishment. As a result, the hair weakens and falls out.
Due to Excess Black Bile:
An excess of black bile thickens the blood, which weakens the secretory glands (Ghudad-e-Naqilah). Consequently, they fail to deliver essential nutrients to the hair, causing it to fall out.
Premature Graying of Hair
Due to weak digestion and a lack of metabolic heat (Qillat-e-Hararat), the blood becomes watery, leading to the graying of hair. Typically, patients suffering from this condition also experience chronic colds and catarrh. When black bile (Sauda) becomes abnormal, it gives rise to all sorts of hair disorders.
Causes: Excessive consumption of phlegm-inducing (Bulghami) foods.
The Reality of Gray Hair:
Always keep in mind that there is no specific age limit for hair to turn gray; it can happen at any stage of life. It has been observed that in certain temperaments (Mizaj), hair turns gray right from childhood, while in others, it remains black until the age of sixty. In some temperaments, graying begins gradually after forty, whereas in certain constitutions, hair can turn gray within a few months. History even notes individuals whose hair turned white overnight due to intense grief.
The reality is that people with hypersensitive or weak nerves tend to see their hair gray very quickly. However, according to our research, hair grays earliest in those who are chronic patients of catarrh and common colds, or those whose bodies suffer from a deficiency or low production of innate heat (Hararat).
On the other hand, individuals with an excess of yellow bile (Safra) in their bodies have been seen with black hair even at the age of seventy. These factors prove that hair is more closely connected to the glands than to the nerves, which remain active due to an active liver. In this way, hair does not turn white even at an advanced age. It is as if the presence of the redness of iron (hemoglobin/vitality) is essential for hair. Keeping these facts in mind, understand that chronic colds and catarrh cause fluctuations, deficiencies, and disturbances in the innate moisture (Rutubat-e-Ghareezah). This impairs and reduces the production of innate heat (Hararat-e-Ghareezah). Therefore, the best treatment for gray hair is to generate innate heat in the body.
Alopecia Areata / Daa-us-Sa'lab
Alopecia (Balchar)…. The falling out or loss of hair from a specific patch of the scalp is called Alopecia (Balchar).
Alopecia Areata (Daa-us-Sa’lab)…. Tiny pimples appear on the scalp, forming a scar-like patch. When these pimples dry up, dandruff/scaling occurs, and the hair begins to fall out along with it. This condition is called Daa-us-Sa'lab.
If this disease affects the beard hair, it is called Daa-ul-Lihyah.
Causes: Excessive consumption of cold and dry foods.