Hot ''pradeha'' is indicated in ''vata'' and ''kapha'' ailments while cold ''pradeha'' in conditions due to ''pittaja'' and ''raktaja'' disorders <ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su 18/6. </ref> It is also stated that ''alepa'' is indicated in non-suppurative, inflammatory swellings (''avidagdha sopha'') whereas ''pradeha/upnah'' (poultice) is used for suppurative swellings<ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su.18/6-9.</ref> ''Pradeha'' could also be applied at night in case of swellings caused by ''vata'' and ''kapha''<ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su.18/12-14. </ref> | Hot ''pradeha'' is indicated in ''vata'' and ''kapha'' ailments while cold ''pradeha'' in conditions due to ''pittaja'' and ''raktaja'' disorders <ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su 18/6. </ref> It is also stated that ''alepa'' is indicated in non-suppurative, inflammatory swellings (''avidagdha sopha'') whereas ''pradeha/upnah'' (poultice) is used for suppurative swellings<ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su.18/6-9.</ref> ''Pradeha'' could also be applied at night in case of swellings caused by ''vata'' and ''kapha''<ref>Ibidem Dalhana, commentator (18), Su.18/12-14. </ref> |