MANAGEMENT OF INSOMNIA (SAHR) IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE
Dr. Shabnam* and Dr. Sayyed Adnan Mohammad
ABSTRACT
Background: The whole world is facing non communicable diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Psychological disorders, osteoarthritis, spondylosis, diabetic foot, muscular disorders etc, now days, insomnia (sahr) is a common problem throughout the world, Insomnia is a disease characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. Here mentioned and discussed importance of sleep and basic concepts of insomnia, its pathogenesis, sign-symptoms and injurious effects on our health from holistic point of view supported by modern perspective. Sleeplessness increases with age due to increase formation of melancholic humor in advance stages or result of the imbalance in the temperamental quality of the brain due to yaboosat wa hararat. Sleep strengthens vital force (Quwā Haywāniyya), pneuma (Rūh), and promotes proper digestion of food. Sleep provides Freshness of organs by abolishing tiredness and prepares the body for further work which is necessary for normal health and maintenance of the power of body.[1] Sleep disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, educational, academic, behavioral, or other important areas of functioning. We have described several important mods of regimental therapy like massage annotation, Hammam, arrigation, Taghreeq and exercise as well as popular Unani pharmaco therapy recorded in authentic and reliable Unani literatures to reduce or eradicate the symptoms and complications. Objecive: To evaluate the importance of unani system of medicine about the crucial concept and management of sahr. Method: Literature related to the sahr was surveyed from various classical unani books, journals, periodicals, manuscript and online citation from the subject specific web sites. Collected material was analyzed and then systematized in comprehensive manner. Result: This study revealed that classification, pathogenesis and disease management regarding insomnia are well described in tibb. This study shows that the burden of insomnia is reduced by adopting different methods of IBT (Ilaj Bil Tadbeer) described by ancient Unani physicians. Interpretation and conclusion: Unani system of medicine or Tibb has much information regarding sahr. This study furnishes more comprehensive management in insomnia which is very cost effective better than conventional medicine.
Keywords: Sahr, humor, Regimenal therapy, Hararat, yaboosat.
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