Abstract

OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFECT OF DIWASWAPNA ON JATHARAGNI

Vd. Sangeeta Lotlikar* and Vd. Deepa Kale

Abstract

Ayurveda opines like proper diet, proper sleep is also essential for the maintenance of life. In general Nidra is Ratri Swabhava means a person should sleep minimum 6 -8 hours during night to lead a healthy life. Nidra is a very important regimen of day to day life if not followed properly can cause severe diseased condition, which was affect, the physical and mental health. Diwaswapna means sleeping during the daytime. Diwaswapna is contraindicated in the concepts of Ayurveda. Sleeping during daytime in the season other than summer is not advisable as it causes vitiation of Kapha and Pitta. Diwaswapna increases the Snigdha Guna, which inturn is a cause for the vitiation of Kapha and finally this leads to Angimandya. According to Ayurveda Agnimandya is considered as a chief cause for all the diseases. Hence this study is an attempt to revalidate the relation between Jatharagni and Diwaswapna.

Keywords: Nidra, Sleep, Jatharagni, Agni, Divaswapna.