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Organic Navara Rice

"Navara rice is one of the many types of rice found in India. Its origin is in Kerala, where it is regarded as endemic. In 2007–09, geographical indication status was granted.

Navara is used in the Ayurvedic system of treatment. The rice is of two kinds, the white glumed and black glumed. The 12th century Ayurvedic text, Ashtangahridayam, describes the white Navara as medicinally superior but the black glumed variety seems to be preferred by physicians today.

 

The rice has a wide range of benefits. Boiled Navara is a good weaning food for infants, particularly those with low weight. Broth made by adding Navara rice to meat is recommended to pregnant women as it increases the weight of the foetus. Cooked with milk and herbs, it can treat internal wounds. Navara rice bran oil is used for a wide range of aches and painful conditions like the cervical spondylosis, low back ache, paralysis, rheumatoid arthritis. Ayurvedic doctors effectively use Navara rice paste to treat psoriasis. The paste is also an excellent remedy for skin lesions. Also considered a safe food for diabetics. "

 

 

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