TY - JOUR AU - Shikha Sikri*, AU - R. V. Shettar, PY - 2018/11/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF MAMSYADI KWATHA (ORALLY) ANDTAKRADHARA IN ANIDRA – PRIMARY INSOMNIA JF - AYUSHDHARA JA - Ayushdhara VL - 5 IS - 4 SE - DO - UR - https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/399 SP - 1768-1775 AB - <p>Sleep is a periodic functional state of human being, it is an essential phenomena for maintenance and restoration. That is why Ayurveda stresses on sleep and described as <em>Trayopasthambia</em>. <em>Anidra</em> vis-à-vis Primary insomnia is one of the important diseases pertaining to the <em>Vata</em> disorder affects the people of all age groups. It is particularly relevant to psychiatric illness and frequently part of diagnostic criteria for specific disorder. All the cases with the clinical symptoms of <em>Anidra</em> are selected for the study. In the proposed study, <em>Mamsyadi kwatha</em> which is helpful in producing sleep that is <em>Nidra janak</em> is to be given internally and <em>Takra</em> is to be used for external <em>Dhara</em> which is supposed to be non-invasive process, very simple in administration which can be done for 30 minutes is selected. Based on the earlier studies <em>Jatamamsi, Ashwagandha, Khurasani</em> <em>Yavani</em> are the ingredients of <em>Mamsyadi</em> <em>Kwatha</em> and are well known sleep producing drugs with anti- anxiety and anti-stress qualities. In <em>Dharas</em>, <em>Takradhara</em> is specific procedure for sleep disorders. The constant flow of liquid is continuously poured over the forehead which relaxes the mind, calm and tranquilizes the patients. Assessment is done on the basis of subjective parameter like <em>Jrumbha, Tandra, Angamardia, Shirashool</em>, <em>Manodourbalya, Smritidourbalya, Indriyakarmaheenta, Kantikshya</em> and objective parameter like Athens insomnia scale.</p><p>The study revealed a noteworthy efficacy of the trial drug in relieving almost all the clinical features within the study duration of 30 days, establishing the versatile action of the drug.</p> ER -