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Plant Source Foods
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
Chia (Salvia hispanica) is an annual herbaceous plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae. Chia fruits are round, and contain many tiny, oval seeds of two mm in length and one mm in width. Colors of chia seeds may vary from black and brown to off-white. Chia plants are grown particularly in Mexico and South America (158–159). Chia seeds are ascribed high nutritive value particularly thanks to their high contents of dietary fiber (23–41%) and fat (20–34%). Chia seeds are an excellent source of fat (20– 34%), particularly polyunsaturated fatty acids such as α-linolenic (60%) and linoleic (20%) acids (158–159). Moreover, chia seeds have high levels of protein such as prolamins, amino acids (16% to 26%), vitamins B complex, vitamins E, and minerals (phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium). Due to the absence of gluten, these seeds are appropriate for celiac patients. Additionally, chia seeds are also a source of polyphenol antioxidants, such as gallic, chlorogenic, ferulic, caffeic acids, quercetin, epicatechin, and kaempferol (158–159). Chia seeds have different medicinal effects, particularly anti-inflammatory and antidiabetic activities, and positive effects on blood lipid profile, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. Chia seeds also have antimicrobial and immunostimulatory effects (158–159).
Role of Herbs and Their Delivery Through Nanofibers in Pharmacotherapy of Depression
Published in Anne George, Snigdha S. Babu, M. P. Ajithkumar, Sabu Thomas, Holistic Healthcare. Volume 2: Possibilities and Challenges, 2019
Ginpreet Kaur, Mihir Invally, Hiral Mistry, Parnika Dicholkar, Sukhwinder Bhullar
It belongs to family Lamiaceae, known in common terms “sage.” Species of Salvia are annual, biennial, or perennial herbs, along with woody shrubs. Most of the species are used as herbs and some for their aromatic foliage. Some species of salvia include Salvia apiana, Salvia azurea, Salvia divi-norum (psychedelic drug effects), Salvia hispanica (high protein content), Salvia eucantha, and Salvia officinalis (herbal medicine). It is distributed throughout the world. A survey found out that 23% salvia users said that the effects were like yoga, meditation, or trance.36-38
Nutraceutical Components in the Treatment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Published in Siba P. Raychaudhuri, Smriti K. Raychaudhuri, Debasis Bagchi, Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis, 2017
Urmila Jarouliya, Raj K. Keservani
Chia seeds (Figure 18.2c) are the seeds of the chia plant, Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico. The chia plant is in the mint family, and like other small seeds, such as flaxseed, chia seeds are nutrient rich. It is the richest plant-based source of α-linolenic acid. Chia has a soft seed coat, which makes its health-promoting fatty acids bioavailable even without grinding.
Bioavailability of Calcium from Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) in Ovariectomized Rats Fed a High Fat Diet
Published in Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 2021
Marcella Duarte Villas Mishima, Bárbara Pereira da Silva, Renata Celi Lopes Toledo, Neuza Maria Brunoro Costa, Hércia Stampini Duarte Martino
Some nutrients such as omega 3, dietary fiber, protein, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and phenolic compounds are considered responsible for the improvement of biological markers related to diseases due to anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypoglycemic and hypocholesterolemic properties (10). Thus, a diet rich in nutrients and bioactive compounds can protect the body from metabolic changes. Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) is an herbaceous plant of the Lamiaceae family, native to southern Mexico and northern Guatemala (11). Its seed has a high nutritional value, containing high concentrations of lipids, proteins, total dietary fiber, bioactive compounds and minerals. The high content of phenolic compounds, including rosmarinic acid, quercertin, myricetin, kaempferol, caffeic acid and gallic acid, give the seed antioxidant activity (5, 12, 13). In addition, soluble compounds extracted from chia seed have been shown to improve intestinal morphology and functionality, intestinal microbiota and gene expression of mineral metabolism-related proteins (14). Chia seed is an excellent source of calcium, presenting about 430 mg of the mineral in 100 g of seed (12). However, the bioavailability of calcium must be considered in order to meet calcium recommendations. Several factors, such as solubility and intestinal permeability (15) can affect the bioavailability of calcium. Also, other compounds may alter its absorption, such as proteins, sodium, caffeine, phosphorus, oxalate and phytate (16).
Antinociceptive and anxiolytic-like effects of a neo-clerodane diterpene from Salvia semiatrata aerial parts
Published in Pharmaceutical Biology, 2020
Nancy Ortiz-Mendoza, Lizeth M. Zavala-Ocampo, Martha J. Martínez-Gordillo, María Eva González-Trujano, Francisco A. Basurto Peña, Iván J. Bazany-Rodríguez, José Alberto Rivera Chávez, Alejandro Dorazco-González, Eva Aguirre-Hernández
Salvia is the most diverse genus of the Lamiaceae family. In Mexico, it is represented by 306 species, of which 236 (77%) are endemic and most of them belong to the subgenus Calosphace (Martínez-Gordillo et al. 2017). From the past to the present time, sages have been used for their wide spectrum of medicinal properties in folk Mexican medicine. It is known that species, such as Salvia coccinea Juss. ex Murray, Salvia cinnabarina M. Martens & Galeotti, Salvia fulgens Cav., Salvia microphylla Kunth, Salvia purpurea Cav., Salvia lavanduloides Kunth, Salvia hispanica L., Salvia rubiginosa Benth., Salvia urica Epling and Salvia elegans Vahl are used to treat gastrointestinal alterations; for example, dysentery, diarrhoea, stomachache, inflammation and cramping (Domínguez-Vázquez and Castro-Ramírez 2002; Jenks and Seung-Chul 2013). While, S. coccinea, Salvia divinorum Epling & Játiva, S. elegans, S. fulgens, S. lavanduloides, Salvia leucantha Cav., S. microphylla and Salvia polystachya Ortega have been reported for their tranquilizing effects and their use to treat insomnia (Jenks and Seung-Chul 2013; Casselman et al. 2014).
Diet Supplemented with Chia Flour did not Modified the Inflammatory Process and Tumor Development in Wistar Rats Inoculated with Walker 256 Cells
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2018
Marcela Carnier, Fernanda Pinheiro Silva, Danielle Araujo de Miranda, Ana Claudia Losinskas Hachul, Alessandra Bragança Silva Rischiteli, Nelson Inacio Pinto Neto, Valter Tadeu Boldarine, Marilia Seelaender, Claudia Maria Oller do Nascimento, Lila Missae Oyama
Consumption of functional foods has increased in the recent years because people aim to achieve a better quality of life. Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) contain a high level of n-3 fatty acid α-linolenic acid (ALA) and have been reported to have many health benefits. These benefits include a decreased risk of heart disease and cancer as well as enhanced brain function (10).