No. Japonica rice, alias Japonica corn rice, etc., and indica rice corresponds. Japonica rice in China as food for at least two thousand years of history, medicinal use first contained in the "famous doctors," its efficacy is mainly beneficial to the qi, stop annoyance, stopping ejaculation." Japonica rice contains a large amount of carbohydrates, about 79%, is the main source of calories . Japonica rice is rich in protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins and other nutrients, has the effect of nourishing yin and fluid, eliminating vexation and thirst, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and replenishing the lung gas.

Glutinous rice, also known as river rice, is the husked seed kernel of rice (glutinous rice) of the grass family. According to the color of the husk, the color of the rice can be divided into red and white, but also divided into hairy and hairless. It is cultivated throughout the country.

Glutinous rice is milky white, opaque, also translucent, sticky, divided into indica glutinous rice and japonica glutinous rice two kinds: indica glutinous rice by indica-type glutinous rice grain made, the rice grain is generally long oval or elongated; japonica glutinous rice by japonica-type glutinous rice grain made, the rice grain is generally oval.

Southern China is called glutinous rice, while in the north it is mostly called jiangmi. Glutinous rice is the main ingredient in the manufacture of sticky snacks, such as dumplings, eight-treasure congee, rice cakes and other desserts, and glutinous rice is also the main ingredient in the brewing of mash (sweet rice wine) in the southern region of the yellow wine. Glutinous rice contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin and starch. According to Chinese medicine, glutinous rice is warm, sweet, and enters the lung and spleen meridians, which has the effect of replenishing the deficiency, replenishing the blood, strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, and is a mild tonic.