Concept of Depression and Insomnia in Greco-Arab medicine
Journal Title: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Depression is a common mental disorder, characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness, and poor concentration. Nowadays, Depression becoming an emerging cause for worldwide disability as well as a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. The outmost result is SUICIDE. Globally, more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression especially seen in women. At its most severe, depression can lead to suicide. In Unani system of medicine, Depression comes under Amraze Nafsani (psychiatric disorders) where it is called as Melancholia, a disease caused by excess of black bile in body. Sleep disturbance or Insomnia is an important vegetative sign of depression. The condition of Insomnia is called Sehar or Bekhwabi in Greco-Arab medicine. There are six essential factors (Asbabe-Sitta Zarooriyah) which are necessary at its optimum to maintain the healthy life. Fifth one of them is Naum wa Yaqza (sleep and awakening). Imbalance between these two conditions leads to disease state known as Sehar (Insomnia). The basic etiology for Insomnia is considered to be dryness. All those factors that produces dryness in body are responsible for causing Insomnia.These includes Akhtayari Asbab (voluntary causes), Aarzi Asbab (temporary causes) & Marzi Asbab (pathological causes).Management of Insomnia focused on all the regimens that helps in removing the factors causing dryness i.e. Moisturing the brain or Tarteeb e Dimagh by Nutul, Saoot, Tila, Zimad, Tadheen, Lakhlakha, Shamoom, Qutoor/Taqteer, Hammam & Riyazat. This article discuss the most common symptom arising out of Depression i.e. Insomnia.
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Aliya Parveen, Mohd Saqlain
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