Medicinal rice with innumerable health benefits
Organic and 100% natural
Recommended for pregnant women and lactating mothers

One of the rarest and most precious varieties of rice that we have is Rakthashali Red Rice. This small and slender-grained rice is known for its nutritive and medicinal properties. It comes to us as unpolished raw rice with full bran. Rakthashali Red Rice is good for making kanji or rice porridge and payasam. Steamed rice can be eaten with Indian curries. It can be consumed by all ages especially the aged, the ailing, and the young.

The Story

Charaka Samhita, which is the oldest text on Ayurveda medicine mentions the curative properties of Raktashali Red Rice. It is known to help produce blood cells and considered to be very good for women who are anaemic. We also have anecdotal evidence from our own farmer’s family that the rice is recommended during chemotherapy to stabilise or retain blood count.

Raktashali has high levels of Vitamin B5 which help in the production of red blood cells. Therefore it is good for women and also persons undergoing various high-stress illnesses and treatments.

Bio Basics procures Raktashali Red Rice from two farms in Kozhikode and Wayanad. Now our Tamil Nadu farmer group that has been trying to grow Raktashali also harvested their organically grown Raktashali. So, it comes from two sources. Since it is medicinal rice, it comes as unpolished raw rice rather than parboiled. The plant is very sensitive to climatic variations. The grain is dense with nutrients. The rice is harvested in December-January. It is aged and milled fresh every one or two months.

We consider it one of the top five rice varieties that we carry.

Health

Aids metabolism and weight loss
Builds stamina and immunity
Reduces the risk of cancer, anemia, and diabetes

Alternate Name and Name in Other Languages

Hindi	रक्तशाली लाल चावल (Rakthashali Lal Chawal)
Bengali	রক্তশালি লাল ধান (Rakthashali Lal Dhan)
Tamil	ரத்த அரிசி நேர் (Raththa Arisi Nēr) or ரக்தசாலி சிவப்பு அரிசி (Rakthashali Civappu Arisi)
Telugu	రక్తశాలి రెడ్ రైస్ (Rakthashali Red Rice)
Kannada	ರಕ್ತಶಾಲಿ ಕೆಂಪು ಅಕ್ಕಿ (Rakthashali Kempu Akki)
Malayalam	രക്തസാലി ചുവന്ന അരി (Rakthasāli Cuwanna Ari)
Marathi	रक्तशाली लाल तांदूळ (Rakthashali Lal Tandul)
Gujarati	રક્તશાળી લાલ ચોખો (Rakthashali Lal Chokho)
Punjabi	ਰਕ੍ਤਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਲਾਲ ਚਾਵਲ (Rakthashali Lal Chāval)
Urdu	رکتھاشالی لال چاول (Rakthashali Lal Chawal)

The Story

Health

Alternate Name and Name in Other Languages

Nutrients Facts

Rakthashali Red Rice (Raw)