AYURVEDA MANAGEMENT OF ANIDRA-A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Dr. Deepika P.* and Dr. Shrilatha Kamath T.

ABSTRACT

Sleep is an important function that allows the body and mind to recharge and keeps the person refreshed. Insomnia is the condition characterized by difficulty in initiation and maintenance of sleep. Person suffering from insomnia may have frequent awakenings or problem in returning to sleep after awakenings, so despite of an adequate duration of sleep, there is a feeling of not rested fully. In Ayurveda the condition can be correlated to Anidra. The case presented here is successfully managed by Takradhara and taladhara followed by shamanaushadha.

Keywords: Sleep, Insomnia, Anidra.