فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Background: Insomnia is one of the most prevalent sleep disorders which affect the quality of life. Due to high prevalence of this disease and the side effects of sedative drugs and an increase in people tend to use herbal remedies, this study was designed. This study aims at investigating various treatments for insomnia in Iranian traditional medicine and comparing them with current therapies in modern medicine. Materials and methods: This study is reviews Iranian traditional medicine textbooks and their contents about insomnia and its treatments which are separately expressed and explained. In addition, new articles are reviewed as well to be able to compare modern and traditional treatments. Results: In the viewpoint of Iranian traditional physicians, sleep hygiene is essential to treat insomnia. For this purpose, they suggest some special foods, simple and complex drugs and soma activities. They prescribe different types of drug use, such as intranasal and topical drug consumption. In addition, they suggest anointing the forehead or feet, and foot massage as treatments of insomnia. Reviewing modern treatments of insomnia with In Iranian traditional medicine’s treatment revealed that in Iranian traditional medicine, both topical methods and oral medication are suggested, whereas in modern medicine often oral therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy are used and topical treatments are rarely adopted. Conclusions: It seems that topical application of drug in insomnia treatment which is suggested in Iranian traditional medicine can reduce the side effects are caused by oral consumption of the drugs. This study can be helpful to remove some of the side effects of modern medicine and we hope that by combining traditional and modern therapies, a more helpful treatment for insomnia is achieved.