| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Drug, Disinfectant Poultice of seed mush applied to infections. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds used to cleanse the eyes or remove foreign matter from the eyes. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Beverage Seeds used to make a beverage. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Dietary Aid Seeds used to render water palatable by removing the alkalies. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Cahuilla Food, Staple Parched seeds ground into flour and used to make cakes or mush. Bean, Lowell John and Katherine Siva Saubel, 1972, Temalpakh (From the Earth); Cahuilla Indian Knowledge and Usage of Plants, Banning, CA. Malki Museum Press, page 136 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Drug, Eye Medicine Gelatinous seeds placed in the eye to remove foreign objects. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Drug, Febrifuge Infusion of seeds taken for fevers. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 16 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Costanoan Food, Staple Seeds used for pinole. Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 253 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Diegueno Drug, Strengthener Seeds kept in the mouth and chewed during long journeys on foot, to give strength. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Diegueno Food, Spice Seeds added to wheat to improve the flavor. Hedges, Ken, 1986, Santa Ysabel Ethnobotany, San Diego Museum of Man Ethnic Technology Notes, No. 20, page 41 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Kawaiisu Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds placed in the eye for irritation and inflammation. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Kawaiisu Food, Beverage Seeds parched, pounded, mixed with water and used as a beverage. Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 62 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Luiseno Food, Unspecified Seeds used for food. Sparkman, Philip S., 1908, The Culture of the Luiseno Indians, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 8(4):187-234, page 229 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Drug, Eye Medicine Seeds placed under the eyelids while sleeping to remove sand particles. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Fiber, Building Material Formerly used to cover dwellings. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mahuna Food, Porridge Seeds winnowed, ground into a fine meal and made into porridge. Romero, John Bruno, 1954, The Botanical Lore of the California Indians, New York. Vantage Press, Inc., page 54 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mohave Food, Beverage Seeds ground and mixed with water. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Mohave Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinole. Castetter, Edward F. and Willis H. Bell, 1951, Yuman Indian Agriculture, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, page 187 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Paiute Food, Porridge Seeds used to make mush. Steward, Julian H., 1933, Ethnography of the Owens Valley Paiute, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 33(3):233-250, page 243 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Papago Food, Beverage Seeds steeped and used as tea-like drinks for refreshment. Castetter, Edward F. and Ruth M. Underhill, 1935, Ethnobiological Studies in the American Southwest II. The Ethnobiology of the Papago Indians, University of New Mexico Bulletin 4(3):1-84, page 27 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima Food, Beverage Seeds made into a popular, mucilaginous beverage. Russell, Frank, 1908, The Pima Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #26:1-390, page 77 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Beverage Seeds used to make a mucilaginous drink. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Porridge Seeds used to make a mucilaginous mass and eaten. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 5 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pima, Gila River Food, Unspecified Seeds eaten raw and parched. Rea, Amadeo M., 1991, Gila River Pima Dietary Reconstruction, Arid Lands Newsletter 31:3-10, page 7 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pomo Food, Staple Ground seeds used for pinole. Murphey, Edith Van Allen, 1990, Indian Uses of Native Plants, Glenwood, Ill. Meyerbooks. Originally published in 1959, page 28 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Pomo Food, Staple Seeds used to make pinoles. Barrett, S. A., 1952, Material Aspects of Pomo Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 20, page 87 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Tubatulabal Food, Unspecified Seeds used extensively for food. Voegelin, Ermine W., 1938, Tubatulabal Ethnography, Anthropological Records 2(1):1-84, page 15 |
| Salvia columbariae Benth. Chia USDA SACOC |
Yavapai Food, Unspecified Species used for food. Gifford, E. W., 1936, Northeastern and Western Yavapai, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 34:247-345, page 258 |