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''Alepa'' has been given due importance as an initial treatment for all types of ''sopha'' (swelling). Among the remedies applied internally and externally, it is superior to others because it alleviates pain instantaneously 18  

''Alepa'' has been given due importance as an initial treatment for all types of ''sopha'' (swelling). Among the remedies applied internally and externally, it is superior to others because it alleviates pain instantaneously <ref>Dalhana, commentator, Sushruta Samhitā, edited by Acharya J T & N R, Reprint edition, Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan, Varanasi, 2003, Su.18/3. </ref>

Types of ''lepa'' (external application): 19

Types of ''lepa'' (external application):<ref>Ibidem Sushruta Samhitā (9), Su.18/6. </ref>

According to character and therapeutic use, ''alepa'' can be divided into three types viz., ''pralepa, pradeha'' and ''alepa''. It could be shown as tabulated below-

According to character and therapeutic use, ''alepa'' can be divided into three types viz., ''pralepa, pradeha'' and ''alepa''. It could be shown as tabulated below-