Herbal-medicine

Chia
Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia , is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. Chia is an annual herb growing up to 1.75 metres, Chia is grown commercially for its seed, a food rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
Typically, chia seeds are small ovals with a diameter of approximately 1 mm (0.039 in). They are mottle-colored with brown, gray, black, and white. The seeds are hydrophilic, absorbing up to 12 times their weight in liquid when soaked. While soaking, the seeds develop a mucilaginous coating that gives chia-based beverages a distinctive gel texture.
Nutrient content and food uses
A 100-gram serving of chia seeds is a rich source (20% or more of the Daily Value, DV) of thiamine and niacin (54% and 59%, respectively), and a moderate source of riboflavin and folate (14% and 12% DV, respectively). The same amount of chia seeds contains high amounts (48–130% DV) of the dietary minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus and zinc (table).

Herbal-medicane

Iran, in terms of geographic situation, climate and one thousand years history in traditional medicine, and also having well-known philosophers, has special and outstanding position all around world. According to this ecology, Iran has 11 climates from 13 common international climates which turns Iran to origin of more than 1000 different plant species and this rate is two to three times more than plant species in Europe. This diversity and valuable medicinal properties break Iran into the list of main countries with herbal medicine potentiality. Recent researches have shown that over 2300 species of Iran plants hold medicinal, hygienic and cosmetic properties. Moreover, 1728 species of aforementioned plants are recognized as originally domestic plants which growing up solely in Iran and are considered as exclusive capacity in our country.