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SM Journal of Medicinal Plant Studies

Stevia Rebaudiana: A Potential Boon for Human Health

[ ISSN : 2638-4698 ]

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Received: 27-Oct-2017

Accepted: 11-Dec-2017

Published: 13-Dec-2017

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Khazina Amin¹, Senay Ozgen¹, and Zeliha Selamoglu²*

 

¹Department of Plant Production and Technologies, Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey
²Department of Medical Biology, Ömer Halisdemir University, Turkey

Corresponding Author:

Zeliha Selamoglu, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Ömer Halisdemir University, Nigde, 51240, Turkey, Tel: 0388-2253123;

Keywords

Stevia; Stevioside; Diterpene; Steviol glycoside; Sweeteners

Abstract

A high potency low calorie bio-sweetener “Stevia” has been grown in many countries around the globe for its sweetening and health promoting properties. Besides of making the world a sweeter place, stevia is well known for its efficient therapeutic and pharmacological agents. This review article summarizes the existing literature on nutritional, therapeutic and pharmacological properties of stevia and its metabolites to provide a baseline for new research on this phenomenal plant

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Amin K, Ozgen S and Selamoglu Z. Stevia Rebaudiana: A Potential Boon for Human Health. SM J Med Plant Stud. 2017; 1(1): 1005.