Rice water

For the type of diarrhea, see cholera.

Rice water is a suspension of starch obtained by draining boiled rice or by boiling rice until it completely dissolves into the water. It has sometimes been used as food for people with medical conditions affecting the digestive system.^{[1][better source needed]} It has been claimed to be particularly effective in the treatment of diarrhea such as that arising in cholera or gastroenteritis.^{[2][3] [better source needed]}

Rice water

History

Historically, women in various Asian regions such as China, Japan, and Southeast Asia have applied rice water as a hair treatment for hundreds of years. The use of rice water has dated back to the Heian period (794CE to 1185CE) in Japan. Japanese women during this time period were known to have floor-length hair kept healthy by bathing it in rice water.^[4][5]

See also

• Drink portal

• Rice milk
• Congee
• Barley water
• List of rice beverages