Abstract

*Vd. Amruta Arjun Chavare and Vd. Sharmili V. Suryavanshi

ABSTRACT

Insomnia is a condition of inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. In insomnia there is persistent problem in falling and staying asleep. Most cases of insomnia are related to poor sleeping habits, depression, anxiety, lack of exercise, chronic illness or certain medication. In Ayurveda insomnia can be correlated with nidranasha. According to acharya sushruta nidranasha is caused by vitiated vata and pitta, disturbed state of mind, an injury and loss of vital fluids. Nidranasha can be treated with snehachikitsa, basti is one of the aspect of introduction of sneha into body. So according to ayurveda we can treat nidranasha with matrabasti a type of snehabasti. A female patient of 41 year old came to kayachikitsa OPD with complaints of problem in sleep induction, unsatisfactory sleep duration, heaviness in the body from 2 years. The case was diagnosed as nidranasha(primary insomnia) and the case was treated with matrabasti of tila taila 60 ml given for 7 days. The complaints were resolved within 8 days. No other complaints as well as complications were observed after this treatment procedure.