Upanaha Lepa
Lepa in Kathmandu
Medicated paste of herbs and oils applied over a painful or inflamed area. A localized, time-honored remedy.
1 treatments, from Rs. 2,000, at Nepveda in Babarmahal, Kathmandu. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9 AM to 7 PM. Every therapy below can be booked on its own or set inside a consultation-led package.
Upanaha Lepa
Application of medicated paste made of herbs and oils over a painful or inflamed area, then covered with leaves or cloth and left for a specific period. (Not for open wounds and inflammation with redness.)
Traditionally used for. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cervical or lumbar spondylosis, frozen shoulder, low back pain, sciatica, muscle spasms and contractures, tennis elbow, bursitis, tendonitis, local inflammation and pain, sprains, sports injuries.
- 30 minRs. 2,000
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Questions about lepa
- What is Upanaha Lepa?
- A warm medicated paste of herbs and oils is spread over one painful or inflamed area, then covered and left in place. The session takes about 30 minutes.
- Which areas can be treated?
- Any single joint or region: a knee, the lower back, the neck, a shoulder. It is traditionally used for arthritis, spondylosis, frozen shoulder, sciatica and old sprains.
- How does it feel?
- Warm and heavy over the area, then a lasting warmth after the paste comes off. Some people notice mild redness of the skin that settles within the hour.
- Who should tell the therapist before booking?
- Anyone with broken skin, an acute injury with swelling in the first 48 hours, a skin allergy, or reduced sensation in the area being treated.