Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Navara Rice (Oryza sativa) Did you know that Navara Rice a variety of Oryza Sativa, a special kind of rice grown exclusively in some districts of Kerala, is used in panchakarma treatment, the five therapeutic measures for complete Detoxification of body, called Navarakizhi?   Navara Rice is a special variety of Oryza sativa, an Asian rice, which is cultivated largely in Palakkad and neighboring districts of Kerala state. It is called Navarakizhi in Kerala and is known as Shashtikashali in Ayurveda and is a replenishing drink, called karkidakakanji, and is effective in curing fatigue.particularly famous as the critical ingredient of a Kerala panchakarma specialty treatment procedure, a traditional rejuvenation therapy, undertaken for complete detoxification of body. It is a unique grain grass plant in the Oryza group which originated somewhere in Kerala and regarded as endemic. By officially assigning it a geographical indication status (GI tag), in 2017, granted by Governmen...

Mishri or Crystallised Sugar Did you know that Mishri, Kallu Sakkare in Kannada or Kallkand in Tamil, is crystalized sugar, a confectionary in India since ancient times when Lord Krishna used to be treated by his mother Yashoda with Mishri mixed with white butter?   Mishri in Hindi, Kallusakkare ಕಲ್ಲುಸಕ್ಕರೆ in Kannada, Kalkandu in Tamil, with raw sugar as its base. in a crystalized form, though not strictly a sugar candy, is known since ancient times in India (and also in Persia). It is prepared from khand (pressed sugarcane juice) boiled with water and evaporated. When prepared in a porous mud pot it is called Kus Mishri. It is marketed in two forms, white and red Mishri, though more expensive than the double refined white sugar.        The process of turning raw sugar cane juice into mishri imparts many beneficial properties to it like making it alkaline, cooling in nature, light and easier to digest. It is generally mist...