Non organic insomnia is a condition where there is difficulty in the initiation and maintenance of sleep, atleast 3 times in a week for minimum 1 month period, which results in a marked distress in social and occupational functioning, with an absence of any causative organic factor. In ayurveda it can be correlated as nidranasha, anidra, etc.  It is an adaaraneeya vega and for the management of disease due to suppression of  the urge of sleep, one should resort to sound sleep and massage. Nidranasha is a vataja nanatmaja vikara, mainly caused by vata dosha, in which Murdhni taila is mentioned as one of its treatment. Murdhini taila consist of four different procedures such as abhyanga, seka, pichu and vasti. As per the Textbook of angamarda by Tiruka, the author has described about 26 steps of massage out of which 6 steps are exclusively meant for shiro abhyanga. Later these are incorporated by recent author Dr Srinivasa Acharya  and is summarized as 9 steps. In conventional method these step wise protocol is not followed. In Charaka Samhita it is mentioned that Shiro abhyanga helps to prevents headache, gives strength to skull, strengthens hair root, nourishes sense organs, softens skin, provides lustre to face and one gets good sleep.