Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Jagiellonian University Medical College, ul. Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland.
Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a St., 20-093 Lublin, Poland.
Molecules. 2022 Feb 11;27(4):1207. doi: 10.3390/molecules27041207.
Chia seeds () are obtained from L. This raw material is distinguished by its rich chemical composition and valuable nutritional properties. It is currently referred to as "health food". The purpose of the present work was to perform a literature review on and chia seeds, focusing on their chemical composition, biological properties, dietary importance, and medicinal uses. The valuable biological properties of chia seeds are related to their rich chemical composition, with particularly high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential amino acids, polyphenols, as well as vitamins and bioelements. The available scientific literature indicates the cardioprotective, hypotensive, antidiabetic, and antiatherosclerotic effects of this raw material. In addition, studies based on in vitro assays and animal and human models have proven that chia seeds are characterized by neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties. These properties indicate a valuable role of chia in the prevention of civilization diseases. Chia seeds are increasingly popular in functional food and cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. That is attributed not only to their desirable chemical composition and biological activity but also to their high availability. Nevertheless, is also the object of specific biotechnological studies aimed at elaboration of micropropagation protocols of this plant species.
奇亚籽（ ）来源于芡欧鼠尾草（ ）。这种原料以其丰富的化学成分和有价值的营养特性而著称，目前被称为“健康食品”。本研究旨在对奇亚籽及其化学成分、生物学特性、饮食重要性和药用用途进行文献综述。奇亚籽具有宝贵的生物学特性，与其丰富的化学成分有关，特别是含有丰富的多不饱和脂肪酸、必需氨基酸、多酚以及维生素和生物元素。现有科学文献表明，该原料具有心脏保护、降血压、抗糖尿病和抗动脉粥样硬化作用。此外，基于体外试验以及动物和人体模型的研究证明，奇亚籽具有神经保护、肝保护、抗炎和抗氧化特性。这些特性表明奇亚籽在预防文明病方面具有重要作用。奇亚籽在功能性食品、化妆品和制药行业越来越受欢迎。这不仅归因于其理想的化学成分和生物活性，还归因于其高可用性。然而， 也是特定生物技术研究的对象，旨在制定该植物物种的微繁殖方案。
