Talk:Millet
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[edit] Marathi names the Millet Family members
I am not sure if i am right, so i am just putting the marathi names here:
- Finger Millet - Naachani (नाचणी)
- Pearl Millet - Baajari (बाजरी)
I am hoping for either verification or corrections to the above, after which i will move it to the main page.
- mskadu (Talk|Contribs|Blog) at: 21:36, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Palaeoethnobotanists
Regarding the recent edit:
I don't know much about this, but there seems to be some missing link here:
Palaeoethnobotanists in Canada, Korea, and Japan have found evidence of the cultivation of millet in the Korean Peninsula dating to the Middle Jeulmun pottery period (c. 3500-2000 B.C.).
Why would a researcher in Canada or Japan find evidence in Korea? Are we just talking about the nationalities of the researchers, and not where the discoveries are being made?
[edit] Palaeoethnobotanical results or forensic results?
- A sentence was recently added :
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- Millet was consumed in northern Europe at least since the Iron Age, based upon forensic analysis of Haraldskær Woman found in Jutland, Denmark.
- PLease clarify about the method that yielded the above result. I doubt that forensic analysis had anything to do with this find. I think the results were obtained by palaeoethnobotany, which is sometimes also known as archaeobotany. Additionally, this statement requires a citation. Please clarify.
--Also, let's expand the European crop histor section if possible. Anyone? ^^ Mumun 20:49, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Acid/Alkaline diet
I have removed this text: "Millet is the only grain that retains its alkaline nature when cooked, thus making it ideal for those allergic to wheat and gluten, or suffering from intestinal overgrowth of candidiasis." as it appears to be a reference to the crank (unverified) Dr. Hay diet, and therefore not suitable material for Wikipedia. Millets are of course highly suitable for those with whreat allergy because they are not closely related to wheat. Mark Nesbitt 12:09, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Be careful..."
I removed the following statement from the article, that was added by 204.85.128.24 (talk • contribs) on Oct 30 (with a subsequent spelling & grammar fix 3 edits later):
- "Be careful when eating millet, as too much consumption can cause pancreatic cancer and stomach ulcers."
If this can be substantiated with a citation then of course it can be added back in to the article, but it done not make sense to leave in the article, even with a "citation needed" tag on it. -- 12.106.111.10 19:02, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
