Nidra is considered as one of the Trividha Upastambhas (Ahar, Nidra, Bramhacharya) for maintainance of normal health, according to Acharya Charak, Acharya Sushruta, & Bhavprakash. Nidra plays a vital role in maintaining the body in healthy state. Adequate sleep is critical to good health yet many people have sleep related problems and incidence is higher among adults.

                            Anidra is the sleep deficiency quantitatively and qualitatively sleep. Anidra or Nidranasha is described as a disease under Nanatmaja-Vata-Vyadhi in Ayurveda classics. Proper balance of mental attributes Satva,Raja and Tama also account for maintaining the physiology of Nidra.Any mutual imbalance of the three mental faculties especially vitiation of Raja disrupts the normal sleep pattern and triggers Anidra. Anidra is mainly caused by vitiation of Vata,Pitta Dosha,mental stress,emaciation physical or mental trauma.

              Insomnia (inadequate quality and quantity of sleep) may be an outcome of stressful lifestyle, depressive illness, anxiety disorder, any psychiatric condition or any other pathological condition or a specific disorder. An estimated 30%-50% of general population is affected by insomnia and 10% have chronic insomnia with increased rates seen among older ages, female gender and presence of medical or psychiatric illness.

               Insomnia has become an important public health problem that requires definite diagnosis and effective treatment. Current study is focused on stress induced transient insomnia disorder stress of any kind mental or physical vitiate mainly Vata Dosha.For aforesaid vitiated Dosha various treatment are specified in texts.Abhyanga is one of these treatment  modalities.

               Acharyas has mentioned that Abhyanga is a part of dinacharya procedure & it should be applied at least on head, feet & ear daily.Abhyanga is Vatashamak & also a part of Dincharya in Swasth Purush for maintainance & promotion of health.For Abhyanga Tila Taila has been selected for the group as it has Snigdha Guna, Madhura Rasa, Madhura Vipaka &Ushna Virya which help in Vatashamana.

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In modern medicine sedative and tranquilizer drugs are used to induce sleep in insomnia but it cannot be used for a long time as it leads to dependence.In such a scenario there is need for the efficient management of insomnia in a natural way Ayurveda treats Anidra by Shiroabhyanga, Padabhyanga & Karnabhyanga.

 SHIROABHYANGA-                                       

Shiroabhyanga is also a part of Dinacharya (daily regimen). Shira or head is known as Uttamanga which is the seat of Indriyas. Therefore all the functions of Gyanendriya & Karmendriya are controlled by the shira. Which are used to prevent and treat many psychosomatic illness.It is the best stress relieving treatment. It provides good strength, freshness & energy. It also improves metabolism, circulation & nerve conduction.

 PADABHYANGA-

local action like Snigdhata can be attained by the Sneha used for Abhyanga. The strokes which is done in Padabhyanga increases the local blood circulation.So Supti(numbness),Sankocha Stambha(stiffness) are relieved. Kharatwa/Rukshata(dryness/cracks) are also tackled by the Snigdha Guna of Sneha.Along with these local action it has systemic action in Anidra(insomnia) also acts as Chakshushya & has effect in Gridhrasi.

 KARNABHYANGA-

Shrotra is the Sthana of Vata. When ear skin get massaged with Tila Tail its active ingredients gets absorbed by Romakupa and through Swedawahi Strotasa and enters in circulation. Tila Tail is having Madhura Rasa and Ushna Virya which help in Vatashamana, Madhura Rasa and Madhura Vipaka will help in Pitta Shaman and Snigdha Guna will increase Snigdha Guna of Kapha. In this way the basic function of Vata get normalized. Indriyas get relaxed and due to this Mana which is Ubhayendriya also get relaxed.This mechanism helps in inducing sleep.