Salvia Hispanica (Chia)
Salvia hispanica
About Salvia Hispanica (Chia)
Salvia Hispanica (Chia) (Salvia hispanica) is a herb used in the North African & Amazigh Medicine tradition to help with Heart Health, Diabetes, Inflammation, and Constipation. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia (/ˈtʃiːə/), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The sixteenth-century Codex Mendoza provides evidence that it was cultivated by the Aztec in pre-Columbian times, and economic historians say it may have been as important as maize as a food crop. It was given as an annual tribute by the people to the rulers in 21 of the 38...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist