STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF JATAMANSI KWATH SHIRODHARA AND PIPPALIMOOL CHURNA IN ANIDRA- A SINGLE CASE STUDY
Dr. Sony Singh*, Dr. Rachna Nigam, Dr. Bhavana Dwivedi and Dr. Anubha Srivastava
ABSTRACT
In recent times the use of Herbal product has increased tremendously in the world as well as in developed & developing country. Ayurveda advocates some fruitful Panchakarma therapies like Nasya, Murdhni tail Chikitsa for Mana and Indriya Vikaras. Shirodhara is a classical and a well-established ayurvedic procedure. It is a type of Murdha tail. Pouring of medicated kwath (decoction) or oil on forehead is known as Shirodhara. Shirodhara is also a type of bahya snehana (external oleation therapy) as mentioned in Ayurveda. Man is working hard for day and night, besides that mental stress, addiction of alcohol; junk food, surfing internet, chewing to-bacco leads to insufficient sleep. Ayurveda having a light of hope for this condition by correction of basic pathology particularly through Panchakarma, like external treatment in the form of Shirodhara to treat Insomnia. Considering all the above benefits of shirodhara; we undertook the study of effect of Jatamansi kwath Shirodhara and Pippalimool churna on stress induced Insomnia.
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