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

Insomnio 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
Irritability
Depresión
Ansiedad
Difficulty concentrating
Dolor de cabeza

CAUSES OF INSOMNIA

Certain medications
Poor sleep habits
Sadful events in life
Problems in family or workplace
Physical illness
Substance abuse
Depresión
Ansiedad

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

Loss of sleep
Body ache
Dolor de cabeza
The heaviness of the body
Drowsiness
Fatiga
Vértigo
Indigestión

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF INSOMNIA

Symptoms are manageable with proper Ayurvedic treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR INSOMNIA

Brahmighrita
Brahmi swarasa – juice of Bacopa monnieri
Saraswataghrita
Kalyanakaghrita
Aswagandharista
Shankpushpi churna

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

Administración interna

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

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.