Shirovasti is a unique treatment by pouring herbal oil on the head and retaining it with a cap or a bandage for a specified period. The herbal oils used in this Ayurvedic treatment are heated in a specific way to get their full medicinal properties, by placing the bowl of medicine in boiling water before the application.

" Shirovasti " is useful in treatment of numbness in the head, de addiction of alcoholics or drugs and many psychological disorders. It is also used to treat facial paralysis, insomnia, cataracts, spondylitis, and neurological disorders.

Shirovasti should be postponed if there are complaints such as coryza, coughs, weakness, fatigue, fever, jaundice and rhinitis. It is advised to avoid Shirovasti during menstruation.