Navara Rice, Njavara Ari, ഞവര അരി, Njavara Rice Buy Online
Njavara rice is the unique rice rops grown only in Kerala, especially in Palakkad.
Navara rice has the properties to rectify the basic ills affecting the circulatory, respiratory as well as the digestive system. This rice has been used traditionally effectively in the Ayurvedic system of medicine, specifically in treatments like Panchakarma.
This rice is of two types, the white glumed (husked) and black glumed. Ashtangahridayam, the 12th century Ayurvedic book, describes the white Navara as medicinally superior but the black glumed variety seems to be preferred by medical practitioners these days.
Navara is used in Navarakizhi, a special Ayurvedic treatment from Kerala's traditional medicine used for curing neuromuscular disorders. The rice cooked in a extraction of the herb, Sida (Sida rectusa. Lin), to which cow milk has been added, makes the body supple, removes stiffness of joints, cleanses the body channels, and improves blood circulation. This is called as 'karkidakakanji', which is traditionally consumed as a replenishing drink during monsoon and is effective in curing fatigue.
Some of the health benefits of Navara rice .
Boiled Navara is a good nourishing food for infants, particularly those with low weight.
Broth made by Navara rice-meat combo is recommended to pregnant women as it increases the weight of the foetus.
When cooked with milk and herbs, it can treat internal wounds.
Navara rice bran oil is used for multiple types of aches and painful conditions like the cervical spondylosis, low back ache, paralysis, rheumatoid arthritis.
Ayurvedic practitioners effectively use Navara rice paste, lepanam, to treat psoriasis. The paste is also an magnificent remedy for skin injuries.
Rice porridge made of Navara is considered beneficial in preventing various diseases and is also considered a safe food for people suffering from diabetes.
