Rice - health benefits

In India, the medicinal value of rice have been documented in Charaka Samhita (700 BC) and the Samhita (400 BC) in ailments such as:
diarrhea
vomiting
fever
chest pain
wounds
burns

Laicha rice of Chattisgarh and 'Navara' rice of Kerala are the medicinal rice varieties that have been evidently treating diseases like
chronic gastritis and 
peptic ulcer
for a long time.

'Bhat moori' of Tamil Nadu which cures
anemia and
enhances blood circulation
in women after child birth contains folic acid which helps in the assimilation of dietary iron.

'Parmai-sal' of West Bengal has special nutritive properties for strength.

'Kabirak-sal' of Orissa is fed to convalescing patients to quicken the recovery.

Red rice - Considering that the highest antioxidant activity due to the presence of polyphenols in red rice than in white rice.

http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/33986/1/IJTK%2015%282%29%20321-329.pdf

Red rice health benefits 

Red rice Rakthashali (with red husk and grain) is the native staple food of Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka) and Kasaragod (Kerala) district.

A study was conducted to collect and document information from the traditional and qualified practitioners on the use of red rice in various medications and therapies to find its applicability as a functional food especially in promoting lactation.

Red rice was found beneficial to health in terms of its nutritional significance and its applicability in various medications like in
allergies,
skin ailments,
uterus related problems,
nerve disorders,
gastro-intestinal problems,
liver, kidney disorders,
fever,
infections and
in promoting lactation.

http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/19450


Green revolution which focused on higher yields led to discontinuation of many traditional healthy genetic variants of rice.

http://uni5.co/index.php/en/grains/grains-p-z/rice.html