According to Ayurvedic treatises, rice can alleviate or subdue the tridoshas (humors) - vata, pitta, and kapha - whose imbalance in the human body causes various types of diseases. In addition to its ability to remedy such imbalances, rice possesses the rare capability to enrich body elements, exclude toxic metabolites, strengthen, revitalize, and energize the body, regulate blood pressure, prevent skin diseases and premature ageing.