Millet (millet variety. Germany (the mill. ) Schrader. ), also known as Xiaomi, is called Xiaomi in the north. Millet is millet with small grains and a diameter of about1mm. Millet is one of the oldest cultivated crops in the world, which originated in the Yellow River valley of China and was the main food crop in ancient China. Millet grows drought-tolerant, and there are many varieties, commonly known as "colorful millet", including white, red, yellow, black, orange, purple millet and sticky millet. The earliest wine in China was also made from millet.

Millet has high nutritional value and balanced nutrition. It mainly contains carbohydrates, protein, amino acids, fats and fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Every100g of millet contains about 364 kilocalories.

Millet has the effect of clearing away heat and quenching thirst, which can relieve the symptoms of spleen and stomach weakness and indigestion. Eating millet has the function of benefiting qi and tonifying kidney. Among the five grains, millet has a strong kidney-tonifying effect. Millet has the effect of invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and can be used to treat spleen-stomach disharmony, chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, dyspepsia and dyspeptic abdominal pain. Millet can treat halitosis and relieve beriberi to some extent. Millet has beauty effect.