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

Insomnie 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
Irritabilité
Dépression
Anxiété
Difficulty concentrating
Maux de tête

CAUSES OF INSOMNIA

Certains médicaments
Poor sleep habits
Sadful events in life
Problems in family or workplace
Physical illness
Substance abuse
Dépression
Anxiété

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

Perte de sommeil
Body ache
Maux de tête
The heaviness of the body
Drowsiness
Fatigue
Vertiges
Indigestion

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

Administration interne

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

Le patient doit être assis dans une position méditative, la tête et la colonne vertébrale droites, le corps détendu. Le patient doit fermer une narine (par exemple la narine gauche s'il utilise la main droite et vice versa) avec le pouce et expirer complètement par l'autre narine. Il devra à nouveau inspirer profondément par l'autre narine tout en continuant à fermer la narine opposée avec le pouce.

Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
Bhastrika pranayama

RESEARCH PAPERS ON INSOMNIA

Insomnia and its Management- An Ayurvedic Overview

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