TURMERIC (Curcumin)- Chronic diseases Haridra is one of the commonest drugs mentioned in ayurveda. Knowing its beneficiaries, included in dina charya and ritu charya. It occupies almost 6% of total Indian spices. It has major role in Indian and Chinese cuisines. In ayurveda, it is mentioned under lekhaniya, sirovirechaniya gana (caraka) and haridradi, mustadhi gana (susrutha and vagbhata). Lekana is scrapping of dhatu and malas after initial absorption of moisture from them. Kapha and meda are removed by lekhana, which is a process of wasting of abnormally accumulated dhatus. Owing to its lekhaniya guna (scrapping) helps in curing chronic diseases. Most of the chronic diseases are associated with accumulation of ama (toxic) settled in deeper tissues, haridra does ama pachana. It clears channels and increases metabolism thus making dosa samyatwa. HARIDRA- LEKHANA (SCRAPPING) ACTION ON CHRONIC DISEASES : Haridra has lekhana action based on its usna, theekshna ,kapha hara and ...