Friday, December 20, 2019

Ayucafe – Free Webinar Topic of Discussion: Dry skin / Rough skin #Ayurveda Concepts


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Ayucafe – Free Webinar Topic of Discussion: Dry skin / Rough skin #Ayurveda Concepts
Ayulink Ayurveda: Winter is coming. we are now facing cold climate. Most common complains in cold days are rough skin and dry skin. We all are well aware of Vata aggravation in this season.
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Dry or rough skin symptoms of vata aggravation
Ayulink Ayurveda: Aggravation of Vata with cold season and also certain food is responsible for dryness of the skin
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 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Ruksh & khara Guna of Vata
Ayulink Ayurveda: There are internal as well external reasons for skin dryness and roughness
 Vd. Pritam Bharat Veer: Dryness is because of vat prakop Ruksh gun of vat increases. Internal also vat prakop And external shit rutu eg varsha rutu
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana:
External reasons: dry environment, frequently washing hands, inadequate hydration, swimming in a chlorinated pool or jobs that are rough on the hands such as mechanics or farming.
Ayulink Ayurveda: Internal causes are: Vata aggravating diet, cold food, dry food, less consumption of sneha. aahar and vihaar are important to understand...aahar plays a major role in internal factors
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Internally Dry skin condition may be caused by taking some medicines, as well. Some examples are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, allergy, and acne medications. Occasionally, a dry skin problem can be a sign of an internal medical condition. For instance, aging may inherently make people more prone to dry skin
 Dryness - Rukshta is one of the pre-sign (Purvaroop) of Panduroga /Anemia
Ayulink Ayurveda: There are many students in todays webinar...I wish they can add here list of diet / food which can cause dry skin
Ayucafe 032019 79: Decreased snigdhata of rasa dhatu causes twak rookshata
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: Atichinta also can cause rukshata of skin ? As it causes rasa dushti
Dr Rahul shihire: Increase desh cold guna couse rushcta
Ayulink Ayurveda: yes, mano-daihik bhav are important to understand
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Dry skin  often has an environmental cause. Certain diseases also can significantly affect your skin. Potential causes of dry skin include:
*Weather*: Skin tends to be driest in winter, when temperatures and humidity levels plummet. But the season may not matter as much if you live in desert regions.
Heat. Central heating, wood-burning stoves, space heaters and fireplaces all reduce humidity and dry your skin.
*Hot baths and showers*: Taking long, hot showers or baths can dry your skin. So can frequent swimming, particularly in heavily chlorinated pools.
*Harsh soaps and detergents* :Many popular soaps, detergents and shampoos strip moisture from your skin as they are formulated to remove oil.
*Other skin conditions*: People with skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis (eczema) or psoriasis are prone to dry skin
Ayulink Ayurveda: excessive stress, anxiety, fear, crying are to be considered for dryness of skin. This is more modern causes.....excessive use of chemicals, exposures to pollution can make skin problems
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: Excessive caffiine consumption also can cause dry skin
Ayulink Ayurveda: and herbal tea? or regular teas?
Ayucafe 032019 79: Yes, in atichinta chalatva and shookshma raja guna increase , which impact on hrudaya wch is moolastana of rasa dhatu. By this rookshata increase
Dr Rahul shihire: Low concumsion of water due cold couse dry Ness of skin
Ayucafe 032019 79: Herabal tea won't cause sir. Anidra also one of cause.
Ayulink Ayurveda: my question was for Tennins?
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Rukshta(dryness) & Kharata(roughness) always together?
Ayulink Ayurveda: very interesting question. mostly dry surface feels rough too. How to differentiate both? I think it is not compulsory to have roughness - dryness togehter.
Dr Rahul shihire: Bcoz both are vatt Gunna...samanya vishesh sidhant
Ayulink Ayurveda: Like mouth  / oral cavity can be dry  but rough......intestine can be dry and rough both.....dryness will cause constipation and furthermore when roughness will be there, it will produce ulceration
lets discuss about the management of rough skin and dry skin. most common - everybody knows : application of sneha
Ayucafe 032019 79: Abhynaga is most important treatment
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: Internal snehan
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: In diet
Ayucafe 032019 79: Like snighdha ushna taila
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Yes. In winter daily application of milk cream reduce dryness
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: Til tail abyang is best
Ayulink Ayurveda: again management can be from external and internal - two types
Ayucafe 032019 79: Narayana taila, bala asjwaghadha lakshadi taila maha masha, masha taila,
Ayulink Ayurveda: prevention is first step to remember. shamana and brumhan snehan are good to understand here. shaman sneha will be for asymptomatic relief - till the dryness removes or roughness removes
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: In winter we eat   - Adadiya, Khajurapaka, Halva  - Snigdhadiet
Ayulink Ayurveda: That is brumhana snehan
Dr. Jayesh Patel: Less cosmetic uses......it's harmful to skin......just apply coconut oil or tail is enough for external use.....
Internal use- take plenty of water, use some ghreet with meal....&  Uses Purely home food
Ayulink Ayurveda: depending upon skin type - use of oil, ghee, milk, milk cream, butter etc can be apply to the skin (also need to consider the location of the skin too)
Dr Jayesh Patel: Rt .in oily skin can't use oil....just wash it warm water......
Ayulink Ayurveda: due to dryness/ roughness  cracks on heel (paddari), cracks on lips can be there...but for both condition we can have different materials. on heels we can apply ghee or castor oil......on lips we can use milk cream or coconut oil or ghee.
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: Tea contains tannin which is astrigent in taste ...and kashaya  rasa increases rukshata but also does twaka prasadan(va.su.10/20-21) ....so it should not cause dryness of skin ...please correct me if i am wrong...any difference of opinion are also welcome
Ayucafe 032019 79: Internally ghee, payasa are good
Ayulink Ayurveda: please share payasa preparation.
Dr Rahul shihire: Use ropan soap for bath
 Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: I do not use chemical cosmetics in my clients for facial. I use milkcream based herbal kit for facial & other beauty procedures.
Dr Rahul shihire: In case of dryness skin
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: Excess intake causes dryness
23268: For Vat shaman = external & internal snehan ( abhyang with hot oil & khichu eating with sesame oil )
This is also time for kapha sanchay so external kapha vrudhhi kar but internal only vat shamak to be used ....
Dr Rahul shihire: Ropan soap
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Ayulink Facial kit
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: And how u make tea
Ayulink Ayurveda: soap made of? without chemical?
Dr Rahul shihire: Yes, Ropan tail soap
Ayulink Ayurveda: Oil dhara, sneha dhara are also good for external use. Internally snehapan has one side effect....it may increase weight.. please share any classical formulas, if you suggest
Ayucafe 07 2019 16: If properly taken,ghee or oil never increases wt
Ayulink Ayurveda: kansa bowl massage on feet is now becoming popular in west. instead of feet, now they give massage to different parts of the body too. I have seen kansa massage toold - very small size to give massage on face too.
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: If cause is rasa dushti then Praval pishti will also useful to decrease dryness .
23268: Yes sir so I told internal snehan to be selected which is vat shamak + not kapha prakopak ( like haridra yukta snehan kashay RAS Pradhan )
Dr Rahul shihire: In depth video on how to make ropan soap :
https://youtu.be/KfbU5uwvTck
Contains neem , haldi , trifla , genda , ghrit Kumari , neem tail , gavthipala.. in base of til tel. Used to wash wounds , in psoriasis , itching , dryness , scaliness , vaginal- rectal itching. Eczema ,
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: What is proportion of lye and oil ?
Ayulink Ayurveda: Have any one applied locally mustard oil for dryness of skin. Krushara massage is also now getting popular in west for good skin. krushara (khichadi) made with some herbs and oil or ghee - applied warm like sarvang abhyang / svedana
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: Pinda sweda also will be useful then for glowing skin ?
Ayulink Ayurveda: I think that has some reference in books, but in India, we hardly see such kind of treatment
Dr Poornima: Application of
Coconut oil+tila taila+ erandataila+grita
together helps alot in extremely dry skin
Ayulink Ayurveda: Yes, pind sveda with rice, with herbs - deeped in oils are always good. But this krushara massage is something new for marketing of ayurveda - not in India
yes, outside India....I will share a photo of it...offered by one of the best (5 star) hotel in Europe
Ayulink Ayurveda: udvartana is generally dry......powder based...This krushara massage is semi-liquid lump / paste form with oils. I am sharing New idea for practicing Ayurveda
Dr. Madhura Phadtare: Yes sir ...very useful and innovative ..
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Compiled by - Dr. Dhruti Kagrana



Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Management of Piles (अर्श) with #Ayurveda


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All views shared here are only for knowledge. This information doesn’t have any scientific validation. Various doctors and non-medicos have shared their views and experiences in this discussion. Please do not try any of the suggestions described here, without prior consult from your regular, qualified doctor. Dr. Prerak Shah and no other person is responsible for any unwanted effects, side effects or contra-indications in your health. Thank you.
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Next topic for discussion: Management of Piles (अर्श) with #Ayurveda
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: ARSHA (Piles) is defined as "arivat pranan shrinoti iti arshah"
A disease which tortures one's vital Force ( prana) as enemy is called as Arsha.
Dr. Rachana Mumbai: Here I would like to mention one differential diagnosis called amoebic proctitis which is mentioned by patient as initial stage of piles
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But even though u give treatment of piles patient has no relief
Dr. Shahil H Bhavsar: Piles are raktaj and mansaj dushti caused by vayu and pitta.
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: Improper diet & lifestyle habits disturbed Agni. Inability to digest food material with proper pace and time leading to accumulation or stagnation of half digested food material  (Ama) in the form of stool inside, or expelling it before time in watery or semisolid form, which disturbs doshas at anorectal region.
2168: Should be simple to treat. Modern diet indeed. Classical treatment would in include yava as the main grain. Anyone that doesn't start with that i think will have little success
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana:
Causes of Piles(Arsha):
Incompatible food
Eating before previous food is digested
Exessive Sexual intercourse
Exessive  Squatting position
Exessive  Riding
Suppression of natural urges
AS per Shushruta aacharya Hemorrhoids situated in external and middle fold should be treated while those situated in internal fold should be taken up after declaring them incurable
Vd. Dhruti Kagrana: According to Shushruta Aacharya
Four types of Treatment in Arsha:
1. Bhaishja (Medicine)
2. Kshara Karma
3. Agnikarma
4. Shastrakarma (Surgery)
Those newly arisen, with little dosa, symptoms and complication are treatable with drugs.
- Soft, extensive, deep and raised piles are to be treated with caustic alkali.
- Those which are rough, fixed, large & hard are treated by cauterization.
- Those with thin roots, elevated and sodden are treated with sharp instrument.
                                                                                     (su.chi.6/3)
According to Dosha
Vata & kapha – cauterization&application of caustic alkali.
Pitta & rakta – mild caustic alkali (su.chi.6/5)
Ayulink Ayurveda: This is very common symptoms / problem in sedentary life style or people have habit of sitting on a single place for long time ...or riding a vehicle daily for long distance.
Late night work, sitting on one place for long, riding on horse or vehicle, are life style oriented causes for piles
Dr. Aksht Sapare: Also people working in standing position for a long time. suffer from piles along with varicose veins.
Vd. Vipul Patil: In my practice In raktaarsha  Rx tab arshodhani 2-0-2, In non bleeding arsh Rx tab arshkuthar 2-0-2 And along with this Tab Triphala guggul, Tab kankayan vati, Tab suranvatak, Takraristam ( arsh adhikar), In daah( burning anal region), Tab laghusutsekhar, Tab Chandrakala ras Along with laxative Erandbhrustharitaki bed time, Panchasakar For pain relief Patha + dhamasa churan
In non bleeding pile  Use kshartail for local application ,it's gradually decrease size of arsh Many time in history
Most common hetu:- Simbidhanya (pules), Daal, Matha,matar ,udad daal sevan
Patra sak : Palak ,methi, very common So advice to avoid this Along with Backery food,guru ahar, spicy should avoid
Dr Jayesh Patel: During consulting some key points is important
Like
1) bleeding per anus before or after or along with stool
2) type of bleeding - dropwise or  bloody diarrhea, or squeeting etc
3) defecation with pain or without
4) during defecation burning or not
5) during defecation protrusion is there or not....if yes then reduce manually or spontaneous
6) Family history is also important in piles......(sahaj arsha)
7) itching
Some times pt have fissure in ano & told to us "I have piles"
So differential diagnosis is very important....
After that u can go for P/R or proctoscopy.....
If there is 1& 2 degree piles there is only c/o bleeding without pain. During anal haematoma (Raktaj Arsh)  pain is sever.....
During treatment so many doctors uses laxative......but main thing is that if  stool is bulk form  then sphincter mechanism is going on good side....so please give pt bulk agent like isabgul..
Dr. Savad Kerala: My prescription for bleeding piles 1.Dusparshakadi kashayam 2.Shigari gulam (contains apamarga)
 Non bleeding piles 1.Chiravilwadi kashayam 2. Kankayana vati
Dr. Arvind Shahane: I have got good results in bleeding Pilex with Tab v pil (Vaibhavi pharmacy) Contain as below
Ayucafe 032019 05: Sir wt abt fissures? Wt we should advice for fissures?
Ayulink Ayurveda: Normally I would go for hot water tub bath in the beginning for piles and fissure both conditions. Application of ghee, or any lubricant or cream base is good in fissure
Ayucafe 032019 05: No need to give any medicine orally? Some of my pt I advice tab HiLo twice day. Vata is main cause for fissure and sneha dravya  can pacify vata locally very comfortably. Okay...internally no need to give medication
Ayulink Ayurveda: For fissure : I generally don't advise for oral medicine. But sometimes for patient satisfaction you need to suggest medicine. May be abhayarishta can be one option
Hot water tub bath + local Sneha applications (3-4 times a day) mostly gives response in 3-4 days
Ayucafe 032019 05: Okay sir...wt abt tab hilo?
Ayulink Ayurveda: Constipation must not be there. This is primary condition. You can suggest any medication for constipation if needed
Vd. Vipul Patil: Reference from jawar chikitsa. We can use here also
Ayucafe 032019 05: OK sir ...ys constipation is main reason. We can give erand tail for only. Local  application also
Dr. Jayesh Patel: Give 30-40ml jatyadi ghreet.......as matra basti.....good results. Sitz bath with panchvalkal decoction gives excellent results
Vd. Pritam Bharat Veer: In Arsh i. Do deepaan pachan with hingwasthak. Anuloman - i preferr castor oil mostly Suran vatak Arshoghni Also Patha mishrn . Takra paan  Application Arshohita ointment  Sitz bath. I use one formula named Arsh gola which gave me ultimate results these days. I also give Abhayaristha 4 tsp at bed time.
Zarana Doshi: We have results in bleeding piles with this treatment ...Naturopathy and Diet. Stop eating green n red chilies. Stop eating Dry and Stale food. Avoid Nonveg . Avoid pulses at night. Soak Niranjan fal daily at night and it will blossam fully in the morning in water....this fruit gives miraculous results in bleeding piles and constipation both. (Ayurvedic Herb , Easy to follow.) Maximise usage of Lauki , Parval , Galka , Fresh Anjeer .Increase water intake with proper timings and art of drinking water...Slowly with chewing and adding saliva before gulping water.  Other common laws of Nature to follow ....early to rise and early to bed , do not stay hungry for more then 4 to 5 hours , let drop all work which gives stress and struggle.
Vd. Pritam Bharat Veer: What you all do for Apunarbhav chikitsa?
Ayulink Ayurveda: Very good question. My opinion: changes in life style and diet to avoid constipation - avoid dryness of stool and avoid dryness of intestine
Dr. Yogin Patel: This is prolapse piles so in this condition without operation we can get results
Vd. Sachin Kadlag: After treatment if complete cure is achieved one can go for Apunarbhava chiktsa by means of Rasayana chiktsa only. In case of arsha , being mansa pradoshaja vyadhi in area of Purishavaha srotasa , Rutu Haritaki Rasayan should  be advised for one year or throughout the life for Apunarbhava  as Haritaki acts on both mansa dhatu and Purishavaha srotasa . Hariatki is paachaan , anulomana and at the same time one of the great Rasayan. In all cases for cure as well as Apunarbhava nidaana parivarjana  and pathya sevan is always important.
2168: And what is your approach? As many patients are used to the foods they grew up with, so are vaidyas. Who uses yava as a main grain? Who stops eating dosa, roti, paratha etc. and follows classical food preparation like peya and vilepika? Maybe treatment is possible without such but it is faster and easier following the true best methods. Too as we all should know, such conditions are not isolated and other conditions do or will manifest. One is not just treating one condition but trying to restore equalibrium to the whole mind and body. Without such, other disease will later follow.
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Compiled by - Dr. Dhruti Kagrana



Thursday, November 7, 2019

Castor oil in diet and treatment according to #ayurveda


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All views shared here are only for knowledge. This information doesn’t have any scientific validation. Various doctors and non-medicos have shared their views and experiences in this discussion. Please do not try any of the suggestions described here, without prior consult from your regular, qualified doctor. Dr. Prerak Shah and no other person is responsible for any unwanted effects, side effects or contra-indications in your health. Thank you.
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Next topic for discussion: Castor oil in diet and treatment according to #ayurveda
Vd. Pritam Bharat Veer: Castor oil best vat shamak sneh.
Dr. Savad Kerala: Castor oil is ushna snigda anulomaka
Gandarva hastadi tailam is yoga which is having castor oil.. in my clinical practice i used to mix with gandarva hasthadi kashayam in the condition of vishtabda ajeerna
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Zarana Doshi: Caster Oil in Diet : we use from childhood....in Wheat and Lentils storage.
We apply luke warm Caster Oil in wheat and Tuver Dal...
Wheat absorbs caster oil and it gives strength and smoothness to Intestine.
Croatia Branko Markovic: Do you cook with oil or just soak the wheat in it?
Zarana Doshi: We just put (Apply) luke warm caster oil once a year during storage ...Dry whole wheat  storage..
Not in cooking
Croatia Branko Markovic: Using in Nitya Virechan in Vata Ama or any neurological problems. In ama vata before sleep with fresh ginger tea for 2-3 weaks. Very good oil for improving wolumen of hair. Also very helpful as external applycation on any cyst or even tumor of breast etc. But it should be kept for 1,5 h warm on specific area.
Zarana Doshi: Caster oil we use to mix while making  Hair Oil at Home.  Benifits : Natural , Cool and To stop Greying of Hair.
Croatia Branko Markovic: Anyone using it in skin problems?
Zarana Doshi: I recommend to do massage with mix oils of Caster oil and Almond oil together for 5 yrs to 15 years Children for Healthy Skin.
Ayulink Ayurveda: There are two kinds of use of Castor oil: (1) Internal use and (2) External use
*Internal use : Most of the oils are used internally for nourishment. But as castor it more purgative, it is hardly used as nourishing. Another use of any oil as internal is Shamana - pacification...here castor is very useful. Many a times castor oil is the main ingrediend to fight against aama condition. To pacify the symptoms which aama has created are easily control and detoxifies with castor. In such condition castor oil can be used with ginger and fenugreek (for RA). In general castor can be given as internal use in many different way and with diff doses. Third purpose of castor oil as internal use can be shodhan, which is most known.
Externally castor leaves are boiled and placed on inflammation or swelling and they are very effective. Castor leaves can be applied externally for cuts on heel, cuts of skin, inflammation or swelling, as painkiller, for hair oil and many. Taste is not good, so patient does not prefer it.....we can use several different anupana for the same. Now in days castor oil is available in capsule form too, which is easy to take.
168: When i use a new bottle of castor oil, taste is not too bad. I think it may go bad quickly like in a few months. Possible that many products in store are already several months old when purchased.
Dr. Jyoti Ashok: Eranda is the drug of choice in gridrasi.
So sukumara grita( in which eranda taila is one of the ingredient) is v good when given in apana  kala.
Dr. Uday H. Hanagal: When its taste, smell is not  good, little    bit  older,Put Castoroil Container  below  the direct Sunrays  for 2 ,3 days Or Boil  it  for   8 to 10 minutes
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Compiled by - Dr. Dhruti Kagrana

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Nidra (Sleep) #Ayurveda


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Next topic for discussion: Nidra (Sleep) #Ayurveda
Vd. Pankaj Chhayani: There are different theories of Physiology of sleep.
In brain stem, ascending and descending fibres cross to each other and makes Reticular formation (RAS- Reticular activating system). RAS acts like switch for Cerebral cortex(and ultimately consciousness).  When RAS is activated, person switch on  from sleep to awakening state.  According to modern science, RAS gets exhausted  at the end of day and Person feels sleepy. Ayurveda describes Nidra almost same way-" When the mind including sensory and motor organs is exhausted and they dissociate themselves from their objects, then the individual sleeps".
Charaka and Susruta have given five etiological factors of Anidra. 1)CHARAKA:-  Karya, Kala, Vikara, Prakruti and Vayu.   2) SUSRUTA:- Vayu, pita, Kshaya, Manastapa, Abhighata.
Nidra is essential parameter to assess Dhatusamya/Dhatuvaishamya.

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Vd. Dhruti Kagrana:  Nindra is one of the life maintaining factors and if not used properly several fatal diseases may produce. But if it is practiced according to prescribed regiment it provides ‘sukh’ which is considered as arogya (disease free state) in ayurvedic classics. Nidra has been considered as brihana factors (nourishing factors) in routine life means it promotes health by nourishing dhatus and increasing kapha which is responsible for the strength and immunity of thebody as well as mind. Increased kapha promotes physical health and immunity are promoted by sthirita(stability), snigdhata(unuctousness) and guruta(heaviness) while mental health and immunity are promoted by kshama(forgiveness), dhrit(steadiness) and Alobha (contentment), which are the functions of kapha in normal state on the other hand, nidra also promotes health by increasing shukra dhatu, essence of the body and the same affects as like kapha.
PHYSIOLOGY OF NIDRA:
According to acharya Caraka, when the mana including indriyas is exhausted and thus they dissociate
themselves from their objects, the individual sleeps.When the mana (as well as the soul) gets exhaused or
becomes inactive and the gyanendriyas and karmendriyas become inactive then the individual gets sleep.
Acharya Susruta said qbout the physiology of nidra that hridaya is the seat of chetna in living being. When
this is invaded by tamo guna, persons are subjected to nidra. Tamoguna is the cause of sleep and satva guna
is the cause of awakening but overall, nature itself is more dominant cause.
TYPES OF NIDRA:
*Aacharya Charaka*
Tamobhava, Slesmasamudbhava, Manah-sarir srama saambha, Agantuki, Vyadhi-anuvartini, Ratri-swabhava prabhava
SwabhavikI & Vaikariki
*Aacharya Vagbhat*
Kalaswabhawaj, Amayaja, Manah-sarir srama saambha, Shleshmaprabhavaj, Agantuka, Tamobhava
According to Caraka, sukha, dukha, pusti, karshya, bala, abala, vrushata, klibata, gnyanam, agnyana (ignorance), jivana and death all these occure depending on the proper or improper nidra.
According to acharya Bhavamishra nidra is best for alleviating pitta dosha.
Acharya Kashyapa has accepted that comfortable nidra is essential for milk production in mother
Aacharya also mentioned nidra in Adharniya vega
*NIDRA AS A THERAPY*
Charakacharya has described nidra in Astauninditiyadhya where eight types of undesirable constitutions from the treatment point of view are mentioned. Among them Atisthaulya And Atikrisha are especially undesirable constitutions because they are always suffer with any disease.He has said that atisthula and atikrisha purusa are to be treated by karshana and bringhana therapies respectively. Nidra is included under brihana factors. That is why nidra is described here as a therapy in the *management of karshya.*
Ayulink Ayurveda: Usually we discuss about anidra, but atinidra is also a condition to focus. Atinidra can be a symptom of aama condition.
50010: Atinidra as a clinical feature seen in some diseases according to Charaka and Susruta
Atinidra as a clinical features seen in some diseases :
Unmad
Ch/Chi/9/19
Kaphaja shoth
Ch/Chi/12/14
Kaphaja Atisar
Ch/Chi/19/7
Kaphaja Visarpa
Ch/Chi/21/34
Kaphaja Pittaja Visarpa
Ch/Chi/21/38
Kaphaja Vataja Visarpa
Ch/Chi/21/39
Prabhav of jangam Visa
Ch/Chi/23/15
Dhwansak Roga Lakshana
Ch/Chi/24/201
Kaphaja Ksheer Dosa
Ch/Chi/30/247
Purvarupa of Arsha
Su/Ni/2/9
Upadrava of Prameha
Su/Ni/6/15
Madhumeha
Su/Ni/6/28
Urusthambha
(Su/Chi/5/31,32)
Galasundika
(Su/Chi/22/51)
Kaphaja Jwara
Su/Ut/39/33
Sanyas Sannipat Jwara
Su/Ut/39/42
Vata Sleshma Jwara
Su/Ut/39/48
Adhik Langhan Upadrava
Su/Ut/39/106
Sleshma Atisara
Su/Ut/40/12
Purvarupa of Rajayakshma
Su/Ut/41/11
Kaphaja Trishna Lakshana
Su/Ut/48/10
Sleshma Apasmar Lakshana
Su/Ut/61/14
Unmad
Su/Ut/62/6
Kaphaja Unmad Lakshana
Su/Ut/62/10
Ayulink Ayurveda: Here in Europe due to addiction, people sleep for long time
Do we have any specific herb or formula which produces sleep? I mean dependable medicine to prescribe in patient?
Dr. Savad Kerala: Aswagandarishta
Dr. Vikas Sharma: Dhatura Parsik yvani
Zarana Doshi: Is it usefull ? Brahmi ?
Ayulink Ayurveda: practically I have not seen extra ordinary results from any asav arishta. On the contrary some times in makes mind more active
sarpagandha is more common, but it has side effects and educated patients refer google for it and denies
plus sarpagandha can affect BP too.
Dr. Savad Kerala: Aswaganda arishta form is the problem since it is little ushna aswa ganda gritha form or leha form will be good
 Dr.Pratibha Knere: Saraswatarista....gives good results
Tab arjin.... Tab mentat Also gives good results. Sarpagabdha gives hypotension.n patients complaints  gidiness n headache sometimes without  hypotension
72927: Pada abhyanga With til tail
Dr. Dayanand Bothre: I used Saraswatarishta for Anidra
One of my patient taking tab escitalopram 5 mg 2 tablet and tab lorazeram MD 2 mg at night for sleep since 6 months after she came to me I advice her saraswatrishta and tapyadi loha and lakshmi vilas ras with proper guidance and 10 days after she got better sleep without allopathy medicine.
She stopped allopathy medicine by herself only after getting good sleep
I think overthinking of anything disturb the sleep if we can stop this overthinking by proper guidance and bruhan karma of हिन मनोबल and हृदय दौर्बल्य by medicine
Dr. Uday H. Hanagal: Abhyangam Aacharet nityam      sajaraashrama  vaataha swapna  sutvak       dhaardyakrut       drustiprasaada      pustyaauhu         Astanga     Hrudaya    Sutrasthaana      2nd    chapter       dinacharya      adhyaaya In       this       sloka     we      see       somany       health  benefits        of      Abhyanga    ,      Good      sleep     (  swapna  )     is    also     one    of      these
Dr. Misbah suhana: Saraswata arishta with bhrami vati frm Himalaya also gives good results in anudra
Dr. Uday H. Hanagal: Astaanga      Hrudaya      Sutrasthaana     Doshaadi      Vijnyaaneya      Adhyaaya    ,    Vaata    Vruddhi     Sloka    --      Nidraabhramsha      lakshana   ,     Pitta       Vruddhi     sloka    --      Alpanidrataa      lakshana    ,       Kapha       Vruddhi     --      Atinidrataa      lakshana
Vd. Pritam Bharat Veer: JataMansi fant, Brahmi vati, Khaskhas , Buffalo milk Nidrakar
Liq. Prasham Manas mitra vatkam also good. Nidra is mannas bhav.
2168: Caraka su.21.52-54 describes methods to induce sleep.
Branko Markovic: From western herb combination which are working very good: lavender, rosemary, valeriana, vacha, melissa officinalis. Mixed all together and drank as a tea 1 h before sleep. Also, Ashwagandha is working in most cases but dose should be high like 5-9 capsules before bed. Pranayam and meditation before sleep should be established, also walking in nature or doing sport.
Dr. Jyoti Ashok: Drakshadi quata induces  sleep
Ayulink Ayurveda: That's not known..Drakshadi kwath, is it available? Mostly we found drakshasav
Slovenia Anoop S.: drakshadi kashayam available with kerala based pharmacies...like santhigiri on anand nagar road Ahmedabad. Manasamitra vadakam from kerala based pharmacies also very effective..
Dr. Rajnikant Patel: Mahish kshera (Buffalo milk) is Nidrajanan as explained in Agreya dravya in charaka sutra sthana...
All medicine with anupana as buffalo milk works good..

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Compiled by - Dr. Dhruti Kagrana



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