Vinca Minor: A Complete Homeopathic Remedy for Hair Fall, Scalp Eruptions & Skin Diseases

• Common Name: Lesser Periwinkle
• Family: Apocynaceae
• Source: Tincture of fresh plant
• Type: Vegetable remedy

Sphere of Action

Acts on the skin, scalp, and female genital organs. Especially useful in skin affections, alopecia, and scalp eruptions. Also affects the mucous membranes and female reproductive system.

Temperament & Constitution

• Best suited for persons with scrofulous diathesis
• Often useful in children and young girls with skin and scalp affections

Clinical Indications

• Alopecia (Hair fall) with scalp irritation
• Crusta lactea (milk crust in infants)
• Eczema of the scalp
• Plica polonica (matted hair with offensive discharge)
• Leucorrhoea in young girls
• Menorrhagia (profuse menses)
• Bleeding tendency (bright red blood)

Mind Symptoms

• Restless and irritable
• Oversensitive during menses
• Anxious over personal appearance (due to hair loss)

Head & Scalp Symptoms

• Alopecia with itching of scalp
• Hair falls out in patches; new hair is white
• Scalp oozes moisture; offensive, sticky, and forms a crust
• Hair gets entangled and sticks together (plica polonica)
• Moist eczema of the scalp, especially in children
• White scurf or dandruff with itching

Female Symptoms

• Profuse menses, bright red blood, occurring too frequently
• Leucorrhoea with backache and weakness
• Leucorrhoea in young girls with general debility
• Bleeding from uterus between periods

Modalities

Worse From	Better From
During menses	Cold applications
Touching scalp	Open air
Night	Rest

Keynotes

• Alopecia with new white hair growth
• Scalp oozes offensive fluid; hair sticks together
• Eczema of scalp with crusts
• Profuse bleeding from uterus or nose
• Leucorrhoea in young girls

Potency & Dosage

• Commonly used in Mother Tincture (Q) for local application and internal use
• Potencies 6C to 30C are also effective for constitutional treatment

Relationships

Compare With	Complementary/Related Remedies
Fluoric acid, Graphites, Phosphorus, Mezereum, Psorinum	Phosphorus (hair fall), Graphites (scalp eruptions), Fluoric acid (baldness)

One-Line Summary

Vinca Minor is a leading remedy for scalp eczema and hair loss with crust formation, especially when hair falls out in patches and new hair grows white.