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Stevia rebaudiana  (Bertoni) Bertoni

   

Botanical Name

:

Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni

English Name

:

Stevia, Sweet herb of Paraguay, Honey-yerba

Synonym(s)

:

Eupatorium rebaudianum Bertoni, Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Hemsley

Family

:

Asteraceae

 

General Info

Description

A slender, erect, perennial herb, 50(-100) cm tall in natural stands and up to 120 cm under cultivation. Rhizome vigorous; root system shallow, with conical, hardly branched roots. Stem semi-woody, pubescent. Leaves opposite, subsessile, glabrescent; blade spatulate-lanceolate, 3-6.5 cm x 0.8-1.9 cm, faintly 3-veined, the margin crenulate above the middle. Inflorescence a terminal head, aggregated in panicles or small corymbs, with 2-6 flowers; involucral bracts 5, thin and narrow; flowers regular, 7-15 mm long, bisexual but self-incompatible; corolla tubular, 5-6-lobed, white; stamens 5, connective of anthers ending in an oblong appendix; pistil with 2-lobed style, lobes curved at top. Fruit an angular, glandulose achene, crowned by a pappus of about 20, filiform, scabrid setae that are shorter than the corolla tube. Seed without endosperm.

Herb Effects

Hypoglycemic, hypotensive, cardiotonic, diuretic and antimicrobial (leaves)

Links

Tropical Plant Database
PROSEA (Plant Resources of South-East Asia) Foundation

Chemistry

Active Ingredients

Ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, niacin, riboflavin and thiamin (leaf); steviol, stevioside (plant)

Chemistry of Active Ingredients
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Name

CAS#

IUPAC Name

Formula

Structure

Product Categories
Ascorbic acid Not Available 2-(1,2-dihydroxyethy
l)-4,5-dihydroxy-fur
an-3-one
C6H8O6 Click Here To Enlarge
Beta-carotene Not Available 3,7,12,16-tetramethy
l-1,18-bis(2,6,6-tri
methyl-1-cyclohexeny
l)-octadec a-1,3,5,
7,9,11,13,15,17-nona
ene
C40H56 Click Here To Enlarge
Niacin 99148-57-9 Pyridine-3-carboxyli
c acid
C6H5NO2 Click Here To Enlarge
Riboflavin Not Available Not Available C17H21N4O9P Click Here To Enlarge
Thiamin 59-43-8 2-[3-[(4-amino-2-met
hyl-pyrimidin-5-yl)m
ethyl]-4-methyl-1-th
ia-3-azoni acyclope
nta-2,4-dien-5-yl]et
hanol
C12H17N4OS+ Click Here To Enlarge
Steviol 471-80-7 Not Available C20H30O3
Stevioside 57817-89-7 Not Available C38H60O18

Pharmacology

Medicinal Use

The pulverized leaves are used as an artificial sweetener or as a remedy for diabetes, obesity and for lowering blood pressure. The leaf is employed for treating cavities, fatigue, depression, sweet cravings, and infections.

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