Ancient Ayurvedic treatises laud the Raktasali red rice as a nutritive food and medicine.

Raktasali (red rice) Improves eyesight, best for health, good for skin, diuretic, voice improver, semen enhancer. Red Sali (Raktasali) was the most efficacious in subduing deranged humors. It was considered diuretic, spermatophytic, refrigerant, eye-invigorating, cosmetic, tonic, and pleasant. It was good for fever and ulcers and was anti-toxic.

This variety of rice has high iron content hence is recommended for pregnant women and for people having health issues of account of iron deficiency.

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