Ethnobotany of Chia, Salvia hispanica L. (Lamiaceae)

Economic Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 604-618

  Cahill, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chia; Food; Medicine; Mexico; Oil; Pre Hispanic cultures; Salvia hispanica

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHUS; CHENOPODIUM; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SALVIA; SALVIA HISPANICA;

EID: 1042302990     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2003)057[0604:EOCSHL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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