Foods and Their Medicinal Values

By Dr P. Pandikumar & Fr S. Ignacimuthu, SJ

7. Pearl Millet

Pearl millet is one of the important millets which tolerate drought, heat, salinity and acidic stresses and can also be grown in low fertile soils. Archaeological evidences suggested that it was domesticated in Africa around 2,500 BC and moved to India and other parts of the world.