{"id":2018,"date":"2022-07-22T21:06:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T05:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omvedicheritage.com.sg\/ayurveda\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2025-11-13T00:23:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T08:23:04","slug":"navarkizhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omvedicheritage.com.sg\/ayurveda\/2022\/07\/22\/navarkizhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Navarkizhi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/omvedicheritage.com.sg\/ayurveda\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Navarkizhi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2019\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Navarkizhi is a form of sweat inducing massage treatment. It is called \u201cShashtika shali pinda sweda\u201d in Sanskrit and \u201cNjanavarkizhi\u201d in Kerala Ayurveda practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This \u201csweda\u201d or fomentation is done using milk and rice. It is processed with medicinal plants (herbs) root and a special type of rice that is navar rice which is harvested in 60 days, processed in herbal decoctions and milk, tied in bolus to rub against the whole body or affected part of the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a strengthening and nourishing therapy for muscles, joints and underlying tissues which are undergoing degeneration and depletion. It is effective and reliable treatment administered in musculoskeletal and neuromuscular diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is best treatment for the conditions where there is stiffness, pain and inflammation. It has great analgesic and rejuvenating effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navarkizhi will prevent or slows the degeneration process of joints and underlying soft tissues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the conditions that can be successfully treated with Navarkizhi are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cervical spondylosis<\/li><li>Sciatica and lumbar spondylosis<\/li><li>Intervertebral disc protrusion(IVDP)<\/li><li>Frozen shoulder<\/li><li>Spondylolisthesis<\/li><li>Torticollis<\/li><li>Ankylosing spondylitis<\/li><li>Polymyalgia Rheumatica<\/li><li>Spina bifida<\/li><li>Spinal stenosis<\/li><li>Delayed milestones and muscular dystrophy in kids<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contraindications:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>High blood pressure (hypertension) should be checked or monitored during the therapy and done with precaution<\/li><li>Diabetes (if uncontrolled)<\/li><li>Deep vein thrombosis<\/li><li>Fractures<\/li><li>Fever<\/li><li>Acute and severe inflammation.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navarkizhi is a form of sweat inducing massage treatment. It is called \u201cShashtika shali pinda sweda\u201d in Sanskrit and \u201cNjanavarkizhi\u201d in Kerala Ayurveda practice. This \u201csweda\u201d or fomentation is done using milk and rice. It is processed with medicinal plants (herbs) root and a special type of rice that is navar rice which is harvested<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/omvedicheritage.com.sg\/ayurveda\/2022\/07\/22\/navarkizhi\/\" class=\"themebutton\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ayurvedic-therapies"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Navarkizhi - Om Ayurveda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of medicine that focuses on balancing the body and mind through natural remedies and lifestyle changes. 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