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== Management of sleep disorders ==

Insomnia and hypersomnolence are managed by different therapeutic modalities.

=== Measures to improve sleep in insomnia ===

Diet promoting sleep:

'''Diet promoting sleep:'''

• Meat soup of domestic, marshy and aquatic animals, burrow dwelling animals and gallinaceous birds

• Rice with curd, milk, and fatty substances

*Meat soup of domestic, marshy and aquatic animals, burrow dwelling animals and gallinaceous birds

• “Shali” type of rice, wheat, food made of grain flour processed with sugarcane products

• Alcoholic beverages (madya)

*Rice with curd, milk, and fatty substances

• Sweet and unctuous substances with milk and meat soup

• Consumption of grapes, sugar and sugarcane during night

*“Shali” type of rice, wheat, food made of grain flour processed with sugarcane products

Activities/procedures

• Massage (body kneading and rubbing)

*Alcoholic beverages (madya)

• Unction

• Bath

*Sweet and unctuous substances with milk and meat soup

• Oil application over head

• Instilling nourishing substances in eyes

*Consumption of grapes, sugar and sugarcane during night

• Application of soothing paste overhead and face

Psychological ~~measure~~

'''Activities/procedures'''

• Measures promoting pleasant state of mind

• pleasing smell or aroma

*Massage (body kneading and rubbing)

• pleasing sound or soothing music

• soft and well-spread bed

*Unction

• cosy dwelling

• proper sleeping time

*Bath

*Oil application over head

*Instilling nourishing substances in eyes

*Application of soothing paste overhead and face

'''Psychological measures'''

*Measures promoting pleasant state of mind

*pleasing smell or aroma

*pleasing sound or soothing music

*soft and well-spread bed

*cosy dwelling

*proper sleeping time

[Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/52-54][Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana 4/43-46]

===Measures to control excess sleep or hypersomnolence ===

• Therapeutic emesis ([[vamana]]) and other purification therapies ([[panchakarma]])

*Therapeutic emesis ([[vamana]]) and other purification therapies ([[panchakarma]])

• Fasting ([[langhana]])

• Blood-letting ([[rakta mokshana]])

*Fasting ([[langhana]])

• Involvement in mental activities [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/47]

*Blood-letting ([[rakta mokshana]])

*Involvement in mental activities [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/47]

===Night vigil as a therapeutic measure===

Night vigil has therapeutic efficacy in treatment. It is indicated in conditions of aggravated [[kapha dosha]], fat ([[meda dhatu]]), poisoning (visha) [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/48] and throat ailments. [A. S. Sutra Sthana 9/29]

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== Current researches==

In the conventional management of insomnia, non-benzodiazepine hypnotics are the first line pharmacotherapeutic agents, followed by benzodiazepines, amitriptyline and antihistamines.

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 == Management of sleep disorders ==
+<div style="text-align:justify;">
 Insomnia and hypersomnolence are managed by different therapeutic modalities.
 === Measures to improve sleep in insomnia ===
-Diet promoting sleep:
+'''Diet promoting sleep:'''
-•	Meat soup of domestic, marshy and aquatic animals, burrow dwelling animals and gallinaceous birds
-•	Rice with curd, milk, and fatty substances
+*Meat soup of domestic, marshy and aquatic animals, burrow dwelling animals and gallinaceous birds
-•	“Shali” type of rice, wheat, food made of grain flour processed with sugarcane products
-•	Alcoholic beverages (madya)
+*Rice with curd, milk, and fatty substances
-•	Sweet and unctuous substances with milk and meat soup
-•	Consumption of grapes, sugar and sugarcane during night
+*“Shali” type of rice, wheat, food made of grain flour processed with sugarcane products
-Activities/procedures
-•	Massage (body kneading and rubbing)
+*Alcoholic beverages (madya)
-•	Unction
-•	Bath
+*Sweet and unctuous substances with milk and meat soup
-•	Oil application over head
-•	Instilling nourishing substances in eyes
+*Consumption of grapes, sugar and sugarcane during night
-•	 Application of soothing paste overhead and face
-Psychological measure
+'''Activities/procedures'''
-•	Measures promoting pleasant state of mind
-•	pleasing smell or aroma
+*Massage (body kneading and rubbing)
-•	pleasing sound or soothing music
-•	soft and well-spread bed
+*Unction
-•	cosy dwelling
-•	proper sleeping time
+*Bath
+*Oil application over head
+*Instilling nourishing substances in eyes
+*Application of soothing paste overhead and face
+'''Psychological measures'''
+*Measures promoting pleasant state of mind
+*pleasing smell or aroma
+*pleasing sound or soothing music
+*soft and well-spread bed
+*cosy dwelling
+*proper sleeping time
 [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana]] 21/52-54][Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana 4/43-46]
 ===Measures to control excess sleep or hypersomnolence ===
-•	Therapeutic emesis ([[vamana]]) and other purification therapies ([[panchakarma]])
+*Therapeutic emesis ([[vamana]]) and other purification therapies ([[panchakarma]])
-•	Fasting ([[langhana]])
-•	Blood-letting ([[rakta mokshana]])
+*Fasting ([[langhana]])
-•	Involvement in mental activities [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/47]
+*Blood-letting ([[rakta mokshana]])
+*Involvement in mental activities [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/47]
 ===Night vigil as a therapeutic measure===
 Night vigil has therapeutic efficacy in treatment. It is indicated in conditions of aggravated [[kapha dosha]], fat ([[meda dhatu]]), poisoning (visha) [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 4/48] and throat ailments. [A. S. Sutra Sthana 9/29]
+</div>
 == Current researches==
 In the conventional management of insomnia, non-benzodiazepine hypnotics are the first line pharmacotherapeutic agents, followed by benzodiazepines, amitriptyline and antihistamines.