Flower Power for Hair Care with Eclipta Alba (Eclipta prostata)
The common name for Eclipta Alba (Eclipta prostata) is False Daisy, yerba de tago, Bhagra, Beemraj and Bhringraj. Found on the foot hills of Northern India as well as moist places around the globe. It is actually a flowering weed known for its benefits in Ayurvedic medicine. The white flowers are approximately 6-8 mm in diameter, with narrow leaves.The Bhringraj leaf extract is considered quite beneficial for the hair and has been traditionally used externally on the hair (and scalp) to stop hair loss, promote hair growth, stop graying of hair and improve natural hair color. It’s used as a hair tonic and hair conditioning agent.
Eclipta Alba (Eclipta prostata) or Bhringraj has also been used from the hair shaft on natural hair to the tips, for preventing baldness, anti-dandruff, anti-lice and revitalizing the hair. Additionally, for centuries, the leaf juice has been boiled with sesame or coconut oil to dye natural hair black or to tattoo the skin.
The leaf extract is considered quite beneficial for natural hair and has been traditionally used externally on the hair shaft to stop hair loss, promote luxuriant hair growth, stop graying of hair shaft and improve hair color. The flower power in this plant has been used as a hair tonic and hair conditioning agent.
In fact, the entire plant including the seeds, have been used in Ayurvedic medicine for ages. Today, around the globe, Eclipta Alba (Eclipta prostata) or Bhringraj is proven to be effective with numerous benefits both internally and externally, for instance, to improve hair shaft condition.
Hair Products with Eclipta Alba
Author: L.J. O'Neal, writer and researcher. (L.J. is also a Lustrous Henna® user.)
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