A comparative clinical trial of rose petal (gul gulaab), rose hydrosol diluted (arq gulaab), and rose hydrosol (ruh gulaab) in insomnia

Insomnia or lack of sleep is a sleeping disorder that is taking the form of an epidemic worldwide with competitive life replacing the traditional lifestyles. Therefore a lot is in turmoil including sleep. The National Sleep Foundation estimates 47 million American adults to be at risk of injury and physical and emotional difficulty because they do not get enough sleep. Presently no specific treatment is available for this ailment. The sleeping pills and other sedatives available in the market cause psychological and physical dependence besides they are also reported to cause some memory and conginitive disturbances. As such a study was conducted to evaluate the response of gul gulaab (powdered rose petals), arq gulaab (rose distillate diluted) and ruh gulaab (rose distillate) given through oral route in 36 cases. he present article deals with the response of these patients to the three different types of rose mediated medications. Keywords: insomnia | rose | aromatherapy | ruh | arq | gul | essential oil
Introduction Insomnia refers to an inability to sleep or to remain asleep for an adequate length of time. Chronic insomnia is highly prevalent and affects approximately 30% of the general [...]