Navara Rice
Orizasativa L.
“Navara Rice”, known as Shashtikashali in Ayurveda, is cultivated largely in Palakkad and neighboring districts of Kerala. It has wide range of health benefits. It is particularly famous as the critical ingredient of a Kerala panchakarma specialty treatment procedure called Navarakizhi. The Navara rice has curative potential for various diseases like rheumatic pains, polio related disabilities, blood circulatory disorders, and respiratory diseases.
