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EFFECT OF NIDRA ON HUMAN BODY – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Anil Kumar, Kapil Dev, Hardik Chudasama*, Bhanu Pratap Singh and Chhaju Ram Yadav

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Abstract

Ayurveda is the holistic science deals with the knowledge of Ayu, where the Ayu refers to the life. Its main aim is to protect the health of healthy person as well as to subside diseases of the diseased persons. For this purpose Ahara, Nidra and Bramhacharya (Trayaupastamba) are explained to maintain health of healthy person. Ahara, Nidra and Bramhacharya are three variables three variables that play a significant part in the sustaining of a living organism‟s health and are referred as sub pillers (Upastambha) of human physiology. Ayurveda is only media to attain the sukhayu by the shareera. This shareera isformed by Tri-dosha, Sapta-dhatu and mala. Ayurveda is the ancient medical science which has an eternal approach to provide multidimensional cure for mankind. Ayurvedic texts describes the main three triads of life. These are Ahara, Nidra and Brahmacharya and nidra is important as food, therefore we must know concept of sleep in day to day lifestyle. If Nidra is not taken properly, it may affect physical and mental health. Lack of Nidra is called as Anidra (insomnia). In the Ayurvedic classical texts, the entire study of Nidra and it‟s classifications are given. Sleep is defined as unconsciouness from which person can be aroused by sensory or other stimuli. As per Ayurveda when the mind including sensory and motor organs is exhausted and they dissociate themselves from their objects then the person sleeps. In this study “effect of Nidra on human body – a review article” is explained.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Anidra, sleep, insomnia.