Pankaj Oudhia on Medicinal Rice for Lagerstroemia Root Toxicity, Epilepsy curing Pipiribas Rice and Encyclopedia on Oryza
Pankaj Oudhia on Medicinal Rice for
Lagerstroemia Root Toxicity, Epilepsy curing Pipiribas Rice and Encyclopedia on
Oryza
Pankaj
Oudhia
In hundreds
of Traditional Herbal Formulations used for treatment of different diseases
Lagerstroemia roots are added as important ingredient. Lagerstroemia is
collected from wild at different stages of plant growth and used in Herbal
Formulations. Although Ancient literature related to different systems of
medicines give very few information about this important medicinal species but
in Traditional Healing of India specially of Chhattisgarh and Odisha the roots
are used most commonly. The Traditional Healers have in depth Traditional
Medicinal Knowledge about herbs and herbal solutions used to enrich
Lagerstroemia roots with desired medicinal properties. From many hours to many
years wild populations of this species are treated with Herbs and Herbal
Solutions before use in Herbal Formulations.
The
Traditional Healers are aware of toxicity of Lagerstroemia roots but in many
cases they continue to give it to the patients because they know tens of
antidotes to manage this Toxicity. Since year 1990 I have collected information
about thousands of Herbal Formulations used to manage Lagerstroemia Root
Toxicity. The Healers of different regions use different Formulations. Based on
the condition of the patients specially age and vitality they add or delete
herbs from the Formulations.
Different
types of Indigenous Rice specially Medicinal Rice play vital role in these
Formulations. For example please see this Video
in which over 120 potential Formulations are
displayed. All Formulations are Folk Oryza based Formulations. There
Formulations act in miraculous ways and provide great relief to the patients
suffering from Lagerstroemia Toxicity.
Last week I
interacted with many Traditional Healers of Odisha using Folk Rice Formulations
to manage the Root Toxicity of different medicinal plants. This interaction
enriched my knowledge and also my database.
Oryza is
well researched species but still I feel that many aspects of this important
species are still waiting for thorough research and investigation. Unfortunately
routine research works are in progress on Oryza and very few researchers are
working on its unique aspects. I have documented Traditional Knowledge about
over 1 millions Herbal Formulations in which Oryza is added as important
ingredient. Most of these Formulations are now online in form of pictures,
videos and audio Files. I am expecting that young researchers will take
initiative to carry forward this important work.
A group of
senior Farmers from Konkan region presented me many types of Folk Rice seeds
and explained its use in Traditional Healing of their region. I presented many
of these seeds to researcher friends. Yesterday they informed that many types
are having low glycemic index and can be given to the patients suffering from
Diabetes.
Pipiribas is
Traditional Rice once cultivated in India. From last 20 years I am collecting
information and Traditional Knowledge about this Rice in different parts of
India. The Traditional Healers of many regions informed that this Rice is rich
in valuable medicinal properties. I have over 5000 Herbal Formulations in my
database that are considered incomplete without this Rice. The Healers of
Odisha informed that in early days it was used in treatment of Epilepsy in
combination of different herbs. They claimed that after disappearance of this
Rice now they are managing the Epilepsy rather than providing cure for it. In
case of Ficus Root Toxicity the Traditional Healers were using Pipiribas and
associated Rice and Rice weeds. I have collected 120 types of Pipiribas from
different parts of India all are not same even in physical appearance. They are
entirely different in terms of medicinal properties and uses.
Through
interactions and online research articles I am encouraging young farmers and
entrepreneurs to take interest in Medicinal Rice. I got much success in
motivating rich Farmers to conserve Traditional Medicinal Rice in their
farmlands but for small farmers due to limitation of resources even after initial
positive response they refuse to grow it their land. In remote areas farmers
are still growing Medicinal Rice but they are not aware that their Rice types
are of great importance for modern society. They grow it for their family and
labors and in case of urgency sell it in throw away price. I wish to purchase
it from them and arrange good buyers for them so that they can continue growing
these Medicinal Rice for future generations.
Few months
back members of reputed Non-governmental Organization working on Food Security
interacted with me and asked that they have complete list of Rice present in
major Rice Germplasm centers of the world, whether I can identify the Medicinal
Rice from that exhaustive list? I replied that it can be done but it must be
done in systematic manner with the consent of all the stakeholders. This
valuable knowledge must not be misused. This unique Knowledge can save millions
of lives every year and change the Global Trend of Rice Farming.
Not waiting
for people to join my mission to document Traditional Medicinal Knowledge about
Oryza I am continuing the work without any sponsorship. After preparing
Encyclopedia of Tribal Medicines now I am planning to prepare Encyclopedia on
Medicinal Rice. Over 800 hours of Films are already online. The only need is to
present all the knowledge through single platform.
Related Links
Over 250,000
Oryza Based Formulations in Flickr
Compilation
of Pankaj Oudhia’s Work on Medicinal Rice Research
Oryza in
Encyclopedia of Tribal Medicines series
© Pankaj
Oudhia
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