Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF NIDRA AND SLEEP PHYSIOLOGY

*Dr. Sneha Shivaji Salunkhe, Dr. Prabhakar B. Thakare and Dr. Jyoti Amughe

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Abstract

All human beings required sleep as much as they require food. In Ayurveda there are three tripods of life i.eaahar, nidra and brhamacharaya. Proper amount of sleep is essential for all the day to day activity. Either less or more sleep is harmful, can lead to many diseases. sleep not only affects physical health but also affects mental health. so, it is important to know the reasons of nidra, importance of nidra, types of nidra explained in ayurved classical texts. also it is necessary to study physiology of sleep from modern literature. in this article we are going to study nidra explained in Ayurveda and sleep physiology.

Keywords: Nidra, types of nidra,sleep physiology.