Abstract

INSOMIA - A LITERARY REVIEW

Dr. Aniket Sable*, Dr. Rahul Nakil and Dr. Shweta Nakil

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Abstract

Ayurveda has described Nidra among the primary tripod of life, where the total abstinence of it may harm the life. Nidranasha is one of the Vataja Naanaathmaja Vikara where it is mainly caused by Vata Dosha or Pitta Dosha. Sleep is the most significant universal human behavior occupying roughly one third of human life. Stress and strain of day-to-day life affects one’s bodily organs through several psycho-physical mechanisms. Among the several psychosomatic diseases, insomnia is one of them, which can be compared with Nidranasha. Stress is one of the commonest causeattributed to insomnia and also one who suffers from insomnia may later develop chronic psycho-physiological insomnia as a result of initial stress. Insomnia is conventionally treated with Anti-depressant, sedatives, tranquilizers, and hypnotics having their own limitations. Among Panchakarma, Moordhni tailam is said to be highly effective in inducing good quality of sleep. The Moordhni Tail constitutes four varieties of therapeutic procedures viz. Shiroabhyanga, Shirodhara, Shiropichu and Shirobasti.

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