This product is the seed kernel of glutinous rice, a variety of the Poaceae family. Glutinous rice is a variant of rice cultivated in China. The grains are milky white, with endosperm rich in branched-chain starch, which is easily gelatinized, highly sticky, and has low swelling properties. It is cultivated in most regions of mainland China.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, neutral, nontoxic. act on spleen and stomach channels.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warms the spleen and stomach, tonifies the middle and replenishes qi, reduces urination.

bubble_chart Indications

To treat stomach cold pain, consumptive thirst, frequent urination at night, spleen and stomach qi deficiency diarrhea, qi deficiency spontaneous sweating, pregnancy-related lower back and abdominal distension, shortness of breath and lack of strength after exertion, and general weakness.

Sticky rice can be used to brew wine, make steamed cakes, cook porridge, or stir-fry. Sticky rice flour can be used to make glutinous rice balls. Cooking sticky rice into porridge has the effect of nourishing stomach qi, hence it is praised as "rice porridge is the divine elixir for generation and transformation, sticky rice porridge is a wonderful product for warming and nourishing stomach qi."

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Sticky rice is glutinous and difficult to digest, so it should be used with caution for children or patients.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

Sticky rice contains carbohydrates, crude fiber, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin.