Shirovasti is derived from two sanskrit words ‘shiro’ means head and ‘vasti’ means pooling of oil or medicated liquid. Thus, shirovasti means holding oil or medicated liquid in a chamber constructed over the head for a specific period of time.

Shirovasti Treatment is one among the moordhataila (application of oil on the head) and it is used for the treatment of diseases concerned to the psychosomatic and neurological diseases such as migraine, chronic headache, depression, and insomnia.