Chia

Latin Name: Salvia hispanica
Family: Lamiaceae
Other Names: Salvia hispanica

culinary use

Chia seeds can be ground to make flour, pressed to obtain oil and can even be mixed with water and made into a drink. Flour made from these seeds can be used to make cakes or porridges. Chia seed oil can be used to make vinaigrettes for salads or sprinkled on bread.

Medicinal use

Chia is a great herbal remedy to combat high cholesterol and to prevent infections. It behaves as anti-inflammatory, hypolipidemic, hypotensive, cardiac tonic, antioxidant, laxative, demulcent, digestive, depurative, vitamin and remineralizing.

Other info

Nutrients: Protein, Carbs, Fiber

Origin: Central and South America