European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

INSOMNIA (SAHAR) IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE; A REVIEW

Mohammad Ruman Khan*

ABSTRACT

Sleep is a natural reversible phenomenon of many living things that is marked by the loss of consciousness of one’s surrounding accompanied by typical body posture. In Unani Medicine insomnia is termed as Sahar and its one of the important factor (Yaqza) mentioned in six essential factors (Asbāb Sitta Darūriyya) of life, which works throughout the life in every individual. Increment in quantity and quality of awakening and it is caused by rutubate boroqi which is primary cause for example occur in aged person but this condition also occur in young person caused by stress, pain, illumination, indigestion which create imte’lae me’da(stomach heaviness),use of flatulent diet which produce laze’h in brain which create pain and nightmare. Between 10 and 30 of adults have insomnia at any given point in time and up to half of people have insomnia in a given year. About 6% of people have insomnia that is not due to another problem and lasts for more than a month. People over the age of 65 are affected more often than younger people. Females are more often affected than males. Insomnia is 40% more common in women than in men. It is Transient, Acute and Chronic type depend upon frequency and time period. Unani physicians have been successfully treating Insomnia (Sahar) through Dietotherapy, Regimental therapy and pharmacotherapy since ancient times. This review paper aims to define insomnia it’s causes, sign and symptoms and management.

Keywords: Asb?b Sitta Dar?riyya, Sahar, Dietotherapy.