California Chia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Amerindian), MX

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Tea

Science studied: CARNOSOL, CARNOSIC-ACID

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Salvia columbariae

Common names: California Chia, Chia, California chia, California sage, Desert Chia, Dúfnasalvía, Kalifornische Chia, chia, chia sage, pasida, Šalvěj kalifornská, Шалфей голубиный, സാൽവിയ കൊളംബേറിയ, 加州鼠尾草

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Amerindian), MX.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Tea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Amerindian)
• MX

Documented cultural uses

• Tea

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Salvia columbariae contains tanshinones. · 2005 source ↗
• Characteriztaion of isozymes in Salvia columbariae · 1993 source ↗
• Seed germination response of golden chia (Salvia columbariae Benth.) to low temperature and gibberellin. · 1994 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CARNOSOL
• CARNOSIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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