Traditional and Medicinal Rice of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and interactions with farmers

A group of innovative farmers from Karnataka visited and gifted seven types of Traditional and Medicinal Rice collected from different parts of Karnataka and Tamilnadu. They are aware of its use as single remedy for treatment of many common diseases. I searched these Rice in my medicinal plant database and shared information about complex Herbal Formulations in which these Medicinal Rice are used. It was new information for them. It was matter of great surprise for me as I collected the shared information from the Rice Growers of Karnataka and Tamilnadu and also from Kerala many years back. Unfortunately modern literature gives no information about these Traditional and Medicinal Rice specially Traditional Herbal Formulations in which these are added as important ingredient.