INSOMNIA- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

INSOMNIA

Schlaflosigkeit is a sleep disorder in which trouble in falling and/or staying asleep.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA
  • CAUSES OF INSOMNIA
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INSOMNIA
  • DIAGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA
  • TREATMENTS FOR INSOMNIA
  • PROGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA
  • COMPLICATIONS OF INSOMNIA
  • INSOMNIA AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF INSOMNIA
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF INSOMNIA
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR INSOMNIA
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR INSOMNIA
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR INSOMNIA
  • YOGA FOR INSOMNIA
  • RESEARCH PAPERS ON INSOMNIA

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA

  • Difficulty falling asleep at night
  • Daytime sleepiness
  • Reizbarkeit
  • Depression
  • Ängste
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Kopfschmerzen

CAUSES OF INSOMNIA

  • Certain medications
  • Poor sleep habits
  • Sadful events in life
  • Problems in family or workplace
  • Physical illness
  • Substance abuse
  • Depression
  • Ängste

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INSOMNIA

In insomnia excessive activation of the arousal systems of the brain (ie, hyperarousal) occur. Hyperarousal is the physiologic, emotional, or cognitive networks affects sleep regulatory processes.

DIAGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA

  • Proper History taking
  • Laboratory tests to find out underlying pathology.

TREATMENTS FOR INSOMNIA

  • Sedatives
  • Antidepressants

PROGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA

  • Proper diagnosis and treatment of the underlying condition help to manage the symptoms related to insomnia.

COMPLICATIONS OF INSOMNIA

  • Mental health disorder
  • Substance abuse

INSOMNIA AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda insomnia can be called as ‘anidratha’.
  • Anidratha is the symptom of increased vata ,pitta dosha and depletion of tarpaka kapha.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF INSOMNIA

  • Excessive vitiation of doshas especially vata and pitta dosha

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA

  • Loss of sleeping

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF INSOMNIA

The vitiated doshas travel to manas through the srota-which may be viewed as a functional circulatory or nervous system, leads to anidratha.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INSOMNIA

  • Schlafentzug
  • Body ache
  • Kopfschmerzen
  • The heaviness of the body
  • Drowsiness
  • Ermüdung
  • Schwindel
  • Verdauungsstörungen

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA

  • Symptoms are manageable with proper Ayurvedic treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Shirodhara
  • Abhyanga – oil massage on the body
  • Samvahana

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR INSOMNIA

Interne Verwaltung

HOME REMEDIES FOR INSOMNIA

  • Avoid smoking and alcohol
  • Avoid caffeine
  • Avoid daytime sleeping

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR INSOMNIA

  • Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Advice regular exercise

YOGA FOR INSOMNIA

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

Der Patient muss in einer meditativen Haltung mit aufrechtem Kopf und aufrechter Wirbelsäule sitzen, wobei der Körper entspannt ist. Der Patient muss ein Nasenloch (z. B. das linke Nasenloch, wenn er die rechte Hand benutzt und umgekehrt) mit dem Daumen verschließen und durch das andere Nasenloch vollständig ausatmen. Wiederum muss er durch das andere Nasenloch tief einatmen, während das gegenüberliegende Nasenloch noch mit dem Daumen verschlossen ist.

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama

RESEARCH PAPERS ON INSOMNIA

  1. Insomnia and its Management- An Ayurvedic Overview

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323395161_Insomnia_and_its_Management-_An_Ayurvedic_Overview