Chia

At a glance

Origin / distribution: not documented

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: not documented

Science studied: CAFFEIC-ACID, P-COUMARIC-ACID, FAT, GENTISIC-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 sp.

Common names: Chia, Hemistegia, Mavrak, Saedje, Sages, Salbei, Salbia, Sale, Salie, Salies, Salvei, Salvia, Salviasläktet, Salvie, Salvier, Salvieslægten, Salvija, Salvio, Saoj

History

Historical context is not documented in this record.

Origins and distribution

not documented in this record

Documented cultural uses

not documented in this record

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

• Fatty Acids Pattern, Essential Oil Content and Constituents of Some Sage Species (<i>Salvia</i> sp.) Native to Iran: Usable in Food Industry. · 2025 source ↗
• Influence of Climate-Related Environmental Stresses on Economically Important Essential Oils of Mediterranean <i>Salvia</i> sp. · 2022 source ↗
• Determination of triterpenic acids and screening for valuable secondary metabolites in Salvia sp. suspension cultures. · 2014 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• CAFFEIC-ACID
• P-COUMARIC-ACID
• FAT
• GENTISIC-ACID
• LINOLENIC-ACID
• MYRISTIC-ACID
• PALMITIC-ACID
• PROTEIN
• STEARIC-ACID
• SYRINGIC-ACID
• FERULIC-ACID
• MUCILAGE
• PALMITOLIC-ACID
• VANILLIC-ACID
• LINOLEIC-ACID
• OLEIC-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

No published revisions are documented for this record. Community submissions enter review and retain attribution before any published change.