The current appalling condition of pandemic has completely abstained the age old human activities like walking, socially integrating. Today we bipeds are caged within the four walls of bricks, where we either choose to watch idiot boxes or isolate in a room with different technologies. This horrifying condition is not just a story of few families or restricted to few generations but has imbibed the entire mass inclusive old, young, poor and rich. The actual fear is not staying behind the walls or being in isolation but the surge in number of health disorders arising from them, out of the many disorders the one which is screaming to be at the top is INSOMNIA (the inability to sleep).
The three pillars of health are a balanced diet, regular exercise and of course, sufficient deep sleep. And currently, it is reported that at least 25% of the world’s adult population between 21 – 60 years old suffer from insomnia.
Insomnia is considered as the mother of all diseases. According to the recent reports of WHO there are ten million cases of insomnia every year in India. The symptoms of insomnia are having trouble falling asleep at night, getting up in the middle of the night, tiredness or sleepiness during the day, irritability, melancholy etc. This problem has also nudged the number of road accidents and depressions in India.
Insomnia symptoms
waking too early and finding yourself unable to fall back asleep
spending a lot of the night lying awake, worrying you won’t fall asleep
a consistent pattern of interrupted or broken sleep that doesn’t refresh you
trouble falling asleep after going to bed
As a result, you might begin to experience other symptoms related to lack of sleep, including:
fatigue
irritability and other mood changes
difficulty concentrating or remembering things
Most cases of insomnia are related to poor sleeping habits, depression, anxiety, lack of exercise, chronic illness or certain medication.
Treatment for insomnia consists of improving sleep habits, behaviour therapy and identifying and treating underlying causes. Sleeping pills may also be used, but should be monitored for side effects.
For ages, Ayurvedic medicine has provided best remedies to its dependants here we find the evidences like:
Ashwagandha: Ashwagandha is an Ayurvedic medicinal herb with a history of utilization for over centuries with multiple health benefits like Ashwagandha for height that help cure sleeplessness.
Ashwagandha effectively minimizes stress and enhances energy levels. These are major contributing factors to insomnia that need to tackle to get good sleep.
For centuries, Ayurvedic medicine has used the goodness of Ashwagandha to treat people for their daily woes such as stress, anxiety, and exhaustion. The wonder herb of Ayurveda is also a good traditional remedy to cure sleep deprivation.
Ashwagandha’s main active ingredients are withanolides, which are believed to carry a host of benefits including the ability to ease stress. If taking ashwagandha before bed helps you relax, this may be another way by which it promotes better sleep.
Several compounds present in ashwagandha may be responsible for its sleep-promoting effects.
Direction: Consume 500-600mg of Ashwagandha powder before sleep.
Shatavari: Shatavari is also known as Asparagus racemosus. It’s a member of the asparagus family.
It’s also an adaptogenic herb. Adaptogenic herbs are said to help your body cope with physical and
emotional stress.
The herb is thought to be adaptogenic, which means that it may help to regulate the body’s systems
and improve resistance to stress.
Insomnia symptoms can be managed with the use of the herb shatavari. Vata imbalance is the
primary source of insomnia. Shatavari is a soothing herb that helps to balance Vata. It also aids in
getting a good night’s rest.
Direction: take 500mg of shatavari powder twice a day
Amla: Amla, also known as Indian gooseberries, grows on a flowering tree of the same name. While we can’t be entirely sure when Ayurvedic healers started using amla berry, historical records tell us they’ve been used in remedies for at least 1,000 years. Amla is high in fibre and therefore is useful for treating constipation. Possessing sedative properties, amla can be used to alleviate stress and thus help in treating sleep disorder like insomnia by aiding in better quality sleep. Incorporating this ancient super fruit into your diet may improve your overall health. Direction: take 500mg of amla powder once in a day
Yasti: Yasti popularly Yastimadhu is also known as mulethi or liquorice, in Sanskrit where yasti defines (stem) madhu defines (roots) thus it is the sweet root which is called the grandpa of herbs,”according to ayurveda. For almost 4000 years, Yashtimadhu has been the most widely used medicine on the planet. Yashtimadhu helps to relieve tension and exhaustion.
Mulethi benefits include relieving people suffering from the problem of depression. Including liqorice root in your daily diet, helps in controlling stress hormones, reducing depression, anxiety and stress.
Direction: take 500mg of Yasti powder twice a day.
Today we are distancing from nature and natural products hence we are accumulating diseases. Thus, in my view it is high time to retrieve our methods of plant-based treatment.
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