Millet Sprout is the dried germinated ripe fruit of Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. (Fam. Gramineae).

Action: To promote digestion, invigorate the function of the spleen and improve appetite.

Fructus Setaria Germinatus (stir-fried) : To promote digestion.
Fructus Setaria Germinatus (charred) : To remove the retained food.

Indications: Retention of undigested food with abdominal distension and foul breath; weakness of the
spleen and the stomach with anorexia.

Fructus Setariae Germinatus (stir-fried): Anorexia.
Fructus Setariae Germinatus (charred) : Retention of undigested food.