Sirovasthi

A cylindrical leather cap of about ten inches height and both ends open fixed in position by means of cloth belt two to three inches in width tied around the head and black gram paste used for plugging the holes and filling the gaps. Suitable medicated oil heated to a bearable degree is poured within and allowed to remain for 1 to 1.5 hours, until the oil trickles ” down through the nostril. This treatment is highly effective for facial paralysis, dryness of nostrils, mouth and the throat, severe headaches and other vatha (rheumatic) -originated diseases.