Abstract

Dr. Shailendra Kumar Tripathi, Dr. Manohar Ram, Dr. Ramnihor Tapsi Jaiswal and Dr. Premkant Yadav

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a life science that focuses on both aspects of health: preventive and curative. Holistic approach of health is carried out by Ayurveda science where mental equilibrium with the physical and spiritual plane is more important. Aahara (food), Nidra (sleep), and Brahamcharyama (celibacy) are collectively described as the Traya Upastambha (supportive pillars) of life in Ayurveda. By balanced use of all three, the person gets a healthy life with proper nourishment and strength. Nidra is one of the most important dimensions of health. Nidra means sleeping pattern, hours and quality of sleep. Nidra is essential for maintaining good mental and physical health. The importance of sleep has also been described in the Charaka Samhita. According to Acharya Charaka, proper and improper sleep leads to cheerfulness and unhappiness, proper and improper growth, power and weakness, potency and impotency, brainpower and non-intellect and life and death of an individual. The majority of the time, when individuals discuss circadian rhythm, the rhythm is in relation to sleep. Sleep-wake cycle is One of the most illustrative and crucial instances of the significance of circadian rhythms. Dincharya, Ritucharya can helps us to maintain the circadian rhythm. Ayurveda explains this on the basis of cyclic rhythm of Tridoshas. The Doshas Kapha, Pitta and Vata maintain the integrity of our body, like Soma, Surya & Anila maintaining the integrity of the terrestrial world.