Bamboo rice ( Mulayari ) – The Poor Man’s Timber

Bamboo Plant – One of the precious plant resources of the earth.  It has played a significant  role in human civilization and is still  contributing to the subsistence of over 2  billion people living in the tropical and sub-tropical belts in Asia.  The grains are locally known as Mungil Arisee in Tamil means Bamboo Rice. When the bamboo seeds are matured, the tribals clean the ground around the plant and patch the floor by using cow dung. Every morning and evening, they collect the seeds that fall from plants on this clean floor.  Mostly women and children are actively engaged in the collection of bamboo seeds. Excess seeds are sold in the adjoining forest areas. Seeds of Bamboo a collected  by villagers are sold to the forest department, as well as for domestic consumption.The collected seeds were cleaned in water and boiled like rice and consumed with fish curry and vegetables by indigenous peoples as a substitute of rice Bamboo rice is collected by the tribes residing in the forest from the seeds of flowers, bamboo, is known for its highly nutritive qualities,rich medicinal values.

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Indian tribals hunt bamboo ‘rice’ in the forests in the southern region, in what is considered to be a rare phenomenon. The tribals in the border regions of Tamil Nadu and Kerala collect the seeds of bamboo plants and use it like rice. The flowering and bearing off ‘rice’ is a rare phenomenon that occurs once in forty years. The forests in Bitherkad near Gudalur on the borders of these two states dot thousands of bamboo trees, which provides livelihood to tribals these days. Rich in nutrition, this ‘rice’ is in much demand because of the exclusivity factor. The seeds are separated from the dust and then cleaned and used for eating.

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Fact Behind Bamboo Rice  – Medicinal uses,health values nutrition aspects

The nutritious value of bamboo rice is very remarkable. It is more healthy to have bamboo rice than the rice from paddy.   Recently some news and researchers said that eating bamboo rice  increases  fertility. Its powder is very useful in cough, cold asthma etc., The powder is taken one or 2 spoon twice  a day with honey.  The bamboo rice is pungent, sweet, strong, and nutritious. It cures Kapha, pitta dosha, removes toxic substances from the body and cures the disease in which the vital humors of the body are excreted through urine.

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