Naaj Kangni (Beej) – Anaj Kangni Seeds – Thinai Rice – Foxtail Millets – Kangni Beej – Setaria Italica – कंगनी बीज (कंगनी धान्य)

• Best For: Bone health and fracture healing, blood sugar management, lowering cholesterol, digestive health, reducing inflammation, and as a nutrient-rich gluten-free grain for all ages.
• Purity: 100% pure, naturally sun-dried foxtail millet seeds (Setaria italica). Ethically sourced, free from preservatives, additives, or artificial colors. Rich in dietary fiber, calcium, iron, protein, and antioxidants.
• Key Fact: Known as "Kangu" in Ayurveda, this ancient grain has been cultivated for over 8,000 years. With sweet and astringent tastes and cooling potency, it balances Pitta and Kapha doshas while nourishing body tissues.
• Usage: Cook as rice, prepare porridge, make khichdi, or use in upma and desserts. Soak before cooking for maximum benefits. Traditionally used in fracture healing diets and for diabetes management.

Foxtail millet is one of the oldest culvated millets. It is the third largest crop among the millets, culvated for food in semi-arid tropics of Asia and as forage in Europe, North America, Australia, and North Africa.

Foxtail or Italian millet may well have unrealized potenal for grain producon. It forms a slender, erect, leafy stem varying in height from 1-5 feet. Seeds are borne in a spike-like, compressed panicle resembling yellow foxtail, green foxtail, or giant foxtail.

The grains are very similar to paddy rice in grain structure. They contain an outer husk, which needs to be removed in order to be used. It matures in 65-70 days. Three to four decades ago, foxtail millet was consumed as the staple food.

It has double quanty of protein content compared to rice.

• Proper funconing of the nervous system
• Helps in maintaining bone and muscle health
• Good for cardiac health
• Good for skin and hair growth
• Improves immunity

Other Names: Naaj Kangni Beej , Anaj Kangni Seeds, Najkangni Seeds, Foxtail Seeds, Anajkangni, Naag Kangni, Naaj Kangni, Naaj Kangani, Naj Kangni, Kakum Beej, Foxtail Millets, Kangni Beej, Kangani Beej, Kangni Seeds, Setaria Italica, Thinai Rice, Kangini, Kangni, Kakum (Hindi), Kang, Rala (Marathi), Navane (Kannada), Korra (Telugu), Keppai, Thenai (Tamil), Kaon (Bengali), Kang (Gujra), Kanghu, Kangam, Kora (Oriya), Kangani (Punjabi), Fox Tail Millet, Milet