Insomnia Natural Herbal Cure |
Ayurvedic Treatment of
Insomnia
Nearly everybody suffers from
insomnia at some point in
their lives and though for
most this amounts to just the
occasional sleepless night or
a short more prolonged bout,
for an unfortunate few it is a
lifelong affliction which
shows very little sign of
lifting.
Why sleep is important
You may feel yourself to be
invincible and whilst you
quite possibly are you still
need to get a good nights
sleep!!!
Sleep refreshes your whole
body and you can not function
without a regular sleeping
pattern. The average nights
rest is said to be between 7 ˝
and 8 hours per night. Though
some people can get away with
4 others need 10 or even 11,
it depends on only one factor,
YOU!! And more importantly how
your metabolism and inner
system works and how much
refreshing it needs.
Once you have worked out how
long you need stick to it and
make sure you stick to a
regular sleeping pattern, as
disruption to this is one of
the main factors of insomnia.
Other causes of insomnia
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Anxiety
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Depression
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A general feeling of ennui
and boredom
These need to be tackled
head-on. The Ayurvedic method
particularly recommends yoga,
meditation and other relaxing
exercises to chases away the
stresses and anxieties of
everyday life. You can not
hope to get a good night’s
sleep if your mind is switched
on, so do your best to take
yourself away from this by
soothing yourself before you
go to bed.
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Frequent ingestion of
stimulants, particularly
illegal drugs and
prescription medicines
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Eating heavy food before bed
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Behavioral insomnia
Behavioral insomnia is when
you are already suffering from
sleep deprivation and you
become over anxious to fall
asleep. If this occurs then it
is a vicious circle which
needs breaking.
Ayurvedic Causes of
Insomnia
In the Ayurvedic teachings
insomnia is a fire disorder
and its health restoring
strategies encompass cooling
off the burning in vata
(nerve humour) and
pitta (fire). The
treatment concentrates on
cooling off this bad junction
by re-balancing pitta.
Ayurvedic Herbal Remedies
for Insomnia
There would seem to be quite a
contradiction with the herbs
required to treat insomnia.
Because ironically though the
idea is to “cool-off” the
afflicted doshas, you do so by
using hot spices!! This is
because the heat generated
warms the internal system back
into a state where it can
begin the process of cooling
off!!
Basically this apparently
strange combination works
because all the herbs and the
body condition compliment each
other perfectly which allows
the re-balancing and healing.
The most effective herb for
this remedy is calamus root
and the by-products of.
The best way to ingest the
root is to take it in powder
form on a teaspoon added to
warm water or milk three times
a day.
Calamus root can also be taken
with brahmi and alma as part
of shirodhara technique.
To carry this out, you add the
herbal combination to warm
water and leave until almost
all of the water has
evaporated. You then add
sesame oil and drain away the
rest of the water. You then
apply the mixture as a
soothing head massage, which
will relax the senses
sufficiently to ensure a good
nights sleep.
We all suffer from insomnia
from time-to-time, but by
applying the soothing
Ayurvedic therapies we can
prevent it becoming a nightly
torture. |