Open AccessGODUGDHA SHIRODHARA: A NON PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF NIDRANASH (INSOMNIA)
Author(s) -
Ashish Gotmare,
Kiran Tawalare,
kalpanote,
Manisha Dehankar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of research in ayurveda and pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-4343
pISSN - 2229-3566
DOI - 10.7897/2277-4343.04417
Subject(s) - insomnia , medicine , traditional medicine , pharmacology
Ayurveda is the life science. Its objects are to maintain the health of healthy individual and cure of diseases mainly contributed by Aahara, Nidra and Brahmacharya. Being supported by these three sub pillars of life, the body is endowed with strength and growth. Present era is full of competition, everyone is struggling for existence. Man is working hard for day and night, besides that mental stress, addiction of alcohol, tobacco leads to insufficient sleep. The disease Nidranash (Insomnia) is gradually increasing in society and has become one of the common problem. According to modern science, pharmacological treatment advice in this case shows various side effects. Through this study effort was taken up to find out non-pharmacologic therapy to cure this crippling disease. Aim of present study was to evaluate the effect of non pharmacological therapy Shirodhara in Nidranash. Study was conducted in 30 clinically diagnosed patient of Nidranash with help of symptoms of Nidranash and Sleep Efficiency Index (SEI). Procedure of Godugdha Shirodhara was carried out in three steps purvakarma, pradhankarma and paschatkarma with all precautions. On the basis of observed data, it was concluded that Godugdha Shirodhara has highly significant effect on Nidranash