Description: Proso millet is among world’s most important and ancient domesticated crops. It was the staple food in the semiarid regions of East Asia (China, Japan, Russia, India and Korea) and also in the entire Eurasian continent even before rice and wheat came into popularity.
Alternative Names: Baragu | Varigulu | Panivaragu | Barri
Value: Proso millet contains essential vitamins and minerals like niacin, thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin E, manganese, iron, phosphorus and potassium.
- Proso Millet protects the liver, controls diabetes and obesity.
- Reduces LDL level, and keeps your heart healthy.
- Nutrients and protein present in Hog millet improve the overall immune system and strengthen bones.
- Lecithin present in Broomcorn millet improves the nervous system.
- Niacin present in Proso millet cures Pellagra and other types of skin diseases.
- Proso millet is rich in phosphorus, which helps in cell building and genetic multiplication in the body.
- Proso is also rich in antioxidants, which help delay the aging process and help you look young.
- Proso millet helps in improving the health of menopausal women and reduces the risk of high blood pressure, arthritis, and other cardiovascular diseases.
- Hog millet also cures and reduces the risk of gallstones.
