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SHIRO PICHU is a word comprising of 2 terms, Shiro meaning head, Pichu meaning a swab or sterile cotton pad or a sterile cloth dipped in medicated oils. Shiro Pichu means an Ayurvedic treatment procedure which includes keeping a sterile cotton pad dipped in herbal oils on the crown of the head (anterior fontanelle) and wrapping it up with a bandage cloth.