Finger Millet/ Ragi for diabetes: Finger Millet's phytochemicals help in slowing the digestion process. This helps in controlling blood sugar level in condition of Diabetes. In a study conducted in 2000, it was found that Finger Millet based diet helps diabetics as it contains higher fiber than rice and wheat. Also, the study found that diet based on whole finger millet has lower glycemic response i.e. lower ability to increase blood sugar level. This is due to presence of factors in ragi flour which lower digestibility and absorption of starch. A more recent study conducted September 26, 2011, by the Association of Food Scientists and Technologists concluded that it is an important staple food in India for people of low income groups. Nutritionally, its importance is well recognized because of its high content of calcium (0.38%), dietary fiber (18%) and phenolic compounds (0.3--3%). They are also recognized for their health beneficial effects, such as anti-diabetic, anti-tumerogenic, atherosclerogenic effects, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
see: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/2828/1/J_Food_Sci_Technol_Health_Benefits_of.PDF
well i know a guy who died from it so i will say no!
Botonical name of finger millet
ENGLISH TAMIL Jowar Cholam Pearl millet Kambu Finger millet kaizhvaragu foxtail millet Thinai
Finger millet in Hindi is known as "रागी" (ragi) or "मंडुआ" (mandua).
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No, its called jav.Mandia is known as "Finger Millet"
Don't worry my budgie has done this since he was young and he is 6 now. I can put a millet spray right up to his beak and he wont touch it, but if i put my finger anywhere near him he bites it. I just tie the millet to the side of the cage and he eats it then. Xo Xo
Bajra (millets): Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are the leading producers, Maharashtra the largest.In India, eight millets species (Sorghum, Finger millet, Pearl millet, Foxtail millet, Barnyard millet, Proso millet, Kodo millet and Little millet) are commonly cultivated under rain fed conditions. Different parts of India grow diverse kinds of millets. Rajasthan is home to Pearl Millet (Bajra). Deccan plateau (Marathwada in Maharashtra, Telangana in Andhra Pradesh and North Karnataka in Karnataka) is well known for sorghum. Southern Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Southern Karnataka are the home of Finger millet. Uttarakhand and other hill and tribal areas cultivate a range of small millets such as Foxtail, Proso, Kodo and Barnyard.
In Kisii language of African origin,"Obori" has the meaning of "Finger millet" in English.
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Adeyemi F. Attere has written: 'Morphological and biochemical diversity in finger millet germplasm'