Korea cultivates new varieties of rice to treat alcoholism

The Korea Rural Promotion Agency stated on February 9 that it had recently cultivated a rice called “Miyang 263,” which has the characteristics of black rice, glutinous rice, and large embryo rice, and it also has treatment for alcoholism. Special effects.

According to a report by the South Korean Central Daily on February 10, “Mianyang 263” is a species obtained by artificial mating of black glutinous rice and large “germ” germs of germs. According to a joint study conducted by the New Materials Development Section of the Korea Rural Development Agency and Professor Jin Xingkun of the Busan University School of Medicine, when the rice of this species was eaten as a brown rice in rats with symptoms of alcoholism, alcohol intake was found in the mice. The amount has decreased by about 50%. Rats who consumed this brown rice in the state of germinating brown rice had reduced their alcohol intake to about 65%.

The research group stated that the content of aminobutyric acid in the rice is 9 times more than that of ordinary rice. The rice variety was developed in view of the higher aminobutyric acid content and less alcohol intake. In addition, the content of anthocyanin, an antioxidant component, and oryzanol, which has a skin whitening function, in Miyang 263 is also higher than that of ordinary rice.

The Korea Rural Development Agency stated that in the future, it will also cultivate medicinal rice that can relieve high blood pressure and regulate cholesterol in the body, as well as a new variety of rice with anti-aging function.