Abstract

DHANYAKA HIMA SHIRODHARA THE DIVINE PROCEDURE FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF SLEEP IN CASE OF NIDRANASA-A CASE REPORT

Sayani Datta* and Ashvini Kumar M.

ABSTRACT

Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep condition, affecting 10%-50% of the population. It is one of the most ubiquitous but underserved conditions in our country's population. The high levels of stress and time constraints associated with modern living are two factors leading to the rise in sleeplessness. Many people have difficulty falling asleep at night because they are tense or anxious from the day's stress. It usually causes weariness, a lack of energy, trouble concentrating, irritation, and other symptoms.This is a case of 27year a male, businesses man by profession, resident of Karnataka, Hassan, who visited Panchakarma OPD with complaints of tremors in bilateral upper and lower limbs for 15 days also complained of occasional headache, sleeplessness at night in the past 8 months There is thestory of alcohol intakein the past1 year but excessive increase intake of Alcohol Daily in the last3 month. There is thestory of Stress and being
bound to oftaking alcohol for sleep. He found difficulty in carrying out the daily chores due to weakness and fatigue. After thorough interrogation, he was diagnosed as a case of Nidranasha and so treatment was carried out through a novel combination of Dhanyaka Hima Shirodhara for 7 days. Dhanyaka Hima Shirodhara gave good results symptoms were assessed before and after treatment with an Insomnia screening scale which showed significant results before and after treatment. This novel combination was found to be effective in this case, but further study should be carried out to establish this treatment modality.

Keywords: Nidranasha, Ayurveda, Dhanyaka Hima, Shirodhara, Insomnia.