Amba Panchakarma Chikithsalayam Urakam, Thrissur

Siro Pichu (ശിരോ പിച്ഛൂ)

This is a variety of murdhataila (oil applied over the scalp). In this procedure, a cotton flap/ folded cloth soaked in warm medicated oil is kept on the siras (scalp) for a specified time (head may be shaved off- ideally).

Indication

Hair loss
Early grey hair
Dermatological conditions of scalp
Psychological diseases
Trauma to head and in children - birth injuries
Cerebral palsy
Post encephalitic sequele
Post hydrocephalus sequele

Contraindications

Rhinitis
Fever