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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-

Table 2: Showing character and indications of different types of alepa

===== Table 2: Showing character and indications of different types of alepa =====

~~Pralepa Pradeha Alepa~~

{| class="wikitable"

Characters Cold, thin, non-drying or drying Hot or cold, thick, little or non-drying Medium character

|-

Indications - Pacifies vata-kapha, cleanses, heals and alleviates inflammatory swelling and pain Normalizes rakta and pitta

! !!''Indication/Actions'' !! ''Translation'' !! ''Numbers''

|-

! ''Characters''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Cold, thin, non-drying or drying''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Hot or cold, thick, little or non-drying''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Medium character''

|-

! ''Indications''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''-''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Pacifies vata-kapha, cleanses, heals and alleviates inflammatory swelling and pain''

| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Normalizes rakta and pitta''

|-

|}

''Lepa'' is of four types, viz. ''avachurnana'' (dusting), ''udvartana'' (anointing), ''jalapishtalepana'' (paste made by mixing with water), and ''rasakriyalepana'' (by mixing with semisolids) 22.

==== Method of application ====

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 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-
-Table 2: Showing character and indications of different types of alepa
+===== Table 2: Showing character and indications of different types of alepa =====
-	Pralepa	Pradeha 	Alepa
+{| class="wikitable"
-Characters	Cold, thin, non-drying or drying	Hot or cold, thick, little or non-drying	Medium character
+|-
-Indications	-	Pacifies vata-kapha, cleanses, heals and alleviates inflammatory swelling and pain	Normalizes rakta and pitta
+! !!''Indication/Actions'' !! ''Translation'' !! ''Numbers''
+|-
+! ''Characters''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Cold, thin, non-drying or drying''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Hot or cold, thick, little or non-drying''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Medium character''
+|-
+! ''Indications''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''-''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Pacifies vata-kapha, cleanses, heals and alleviates inflammatory swelling and pain''
+| rowspan="1" style="text-align: center;" | ''Normalizes rakta and pitta''
+|-
+|}
 ''Lepa'' is of four types, viz. ''avachurnana'' (dusting), ''udvartana'' (anointing), ''jalapishtalepana'' (paste made by mixing with water), and ''rasakriyalepana'' (by mixing with semisolids) 22.
 ==== Method of application ====