Japanese glutinous rice is mainly used to make dishes like mochi (rice cakes) or okowa (sticky rice dishes). While regular rice is considered neutral in nature, glutinous rice is warming—it helps warm the body and has long been used as a food to boost energy, aid recovery from fatigue, and relieve chronic diarrhea caused by coldness in the body.

Nutritionally, it's almost the same as regular rice, but since glutinous rice contains more amylopectin, it cooks up with a much stickier texture. 

Nature – Warm （温）
Channels – Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Lung (肺)
Flavor – Sweet (甘)

How does glutinous rice help you?

1. Replenish Qi
2. Strengthen your spleen
3. Warm up your stomach

Good for the following symptoms

1. Fatigue caused by a weak stomach
2. Poor appetite
3. Chronic diarrhea due to coldness in the body

Japanese home dishes with glutinous rice

1. Sekihan (Hokkaido-style Red bean rice with sweetened beans)

Cautions

It's very important to know about your body conditions before choosing foods.
Do not eat too much of particular foods at once.
Do not eat the foods you are allergic to.
There are foods to avoid if you are pregnant / have a disease. Ask your doctor before you start Yakuzen.