The invention of green revolution made high yielding rice varieties more popular than the traditional varieties. In India, Ayurvedha and Unani medicinal system depends on the medicinal properties of rice. Traditional rice varieties has been extensively used to control high blood pressure, regulating blood sugar level, body balance, diarrhoea in children, digestive system disorders, skin inflammation, and certain other specific diseases. And also rice milling place a major role in the nutrient condent. It is done for polishing rice grain, involves discarding bran or brown outer layer of rice kernel which has considerable nutritional value and health benefits. Processed rice is lacking in many important minerals namely phosphorus (for strong bones and dental health), potassium (maintains blood pressure), manganese (required for various chemical processes in the body) and sulphur (main constituents of proteins in our body). So Polishing should be kept to a minimum during milling.
Health Benefits, Medicinal Rice, Traditional rice varieties, blood pressure, blood sugar, body balance, diarrhoea, digestive system, skin inflammation
