Red rice
Whole red rice, more grounding and mineral-rich than white; balancing.
neutral for Vataneutral for Pittaneutral for Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet
- Virya (energy): cooling
- Guna (qualities): heavy, slightly rough
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Shuka-dhanya varga
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Dhanya varga
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