Sorghum

"Sorghum is an ancient cereal grain and was collected 8000 years ago in Southern Egypt, in a place called Nabta Playa. Sorghum was domesticated in Ethiopia and Sudan and from there moved throughout all of Africa, where it remains an important cereal grain. (That's a picture of sorghum being grown in an Ethiopian field.)

Sorghum likely traveled to India during the first millennium BC, taken as food on ships, and then continued to be disbursed along the silk trade routes. It most probably arrived in the Americas with slave traders from Africa in the 19th century.

Today different varieties of sorghum are grown in Asia, including India and Micronesia, and in both North America and Latin America. Sorghum kernels vary in color from white and pale yellow to deep reds, purples and browns; white, bronze, and brown kernels are most common. ...

• May Inhibit Cancer Tumor Growth
• May Protect Against Diabetes and Insulin Resistance
• Safe for People with Celiac Disease
• May Help Manage Cholesterol
• Relative to other Grains
• May Help Treat Human Melanoma"

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1. Field Crops Manual