Current Research in Agriculture and Farming (CRAF)
Year : 2020, Volume : 1, Issue : 3
First page : (9) Last page : (12)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.115
Health Aspects of Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) - An Overview
Jitendra Mehta1*, Muhammad Sulaman Saeed2 and Ayesha Saeed3 1School of Health & Allied Sciences, Career Point University, Kota, Rajasthan, India 2Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 3Department of Botany, University of Education, Dera Ghazi Khan Campus,
Sub Campus of University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: jitendra1242@gmail.com
Received: 3.09.2020 | Revised: 8.10.2020 | Accepted: 14.10.2020
ABSTRACT
The chia plant has a major role in the field of medicine. It is also a well and complete diet. It is rich in fatty acids, minerals, dietary fibers, vitamins and proteins. These nutrients in chia have made it very nutritive and medicinal plant. From its roots, leaves, stems and seeds we get the different phytochemicals. Due to these chemicals, the human body combats with the problems of cardiovascular diseases, coronary heart diseases, nerve damages, bones weakening, lever problems, kidney problems and diabetes as well. Chia plant is grown in many countries of the world and is considered as a best remedy of different diseases. It is rich in unsaturated fatty acids like PUFA and MUFA etc. which stops the blood vessels blockage and blood pressure problems.
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Cite this article: Mehta, J., Saeed, M. S., & Saeed, A. (2020). Health Aspects of Chia Seeds (Salvia hispanica L.) - An Overview, Curr. Rese. Agri. Far. 1(3), 9-12. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-7146.115
