What is stevia? Stevia rebaudiana is a genus of plants native to South America. Its common names, sweet leaf and sugar leaf, suggest its tastiness.

Stevia, a common coffee sweetener, could be a possible cure for Lyme disease after tests conducted by a Connecticut professor and her students showed it was most effective in treating the tick-born… ...

Kinghorn notes in the introduction to Stevia: The Genus Stevia that the intense sweetness of four primary chemicals from the South American plant, Stevia rebaudiana, has been known to Westerners ...

Stevia is considered safe to use in recommended doses, but it may still have some negative side effects.

The impact of 12 weeks of regular consumption of stevia, non-nutritive sweeteners (NNSs), on the human gut microbiota.

While both stevia and sucralose (commonly known as Splenda) can replace cane sugar and other sweeteners, Splenda is an artificial sweetener and stevia is a natural one. Both do not have calories ...

Looking for a fun gardening project for chasing away your winter blues? Why not try growing Stevia in your windowsill garden. It may not be the most ornamental of plants, but hopefully will present a ...

Stevia rebaudiana belongs to the genus stevia and is widely grown for its use in producing sweetener products and its use as a natural sweetener with low calories. The leaves of stevia rebaudiana ...