Stevia Leaf

Western Bulk Herbs – Stevia Leaf

Stevia leaves are one of the sweetest substances known in nature. If you compared it to sugar, it’s greater than 250 times the sweetness of sugar. Stevia contains no calories and is an excellent alternative to sugar for any recipe that calls for a sweetener.

Latin Name:
Stevia rebaudiana

Common Names:
Sweet Herb of Paraguay, Sweet Herb, Sweet Leaf, Yerba Dulce, and Honey Leaf.

Parts Used:
Leaves

Properties:
Sweetener

Traditional Uses:
As a tea, in food and beverages as a sweetener and sometimes in capsules or extract form.

Topical Uses / Applications:

Culinary Uses:
Can be added to coffee, tea, or any beverage to add sweetness.

Chemical Properties:
Stevoside, diterpene glycosides, steviol, dulcoside, rebaudioside C, rebaudioside A, isosteviol, stevioside, jhanol, flavonoid glycosides,and quercetin,

Folk Lore:

Cautions:
GRAS: Generally Recognized as Safe. This herb can be safely consumed when used appropriately.

*Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Resources:
PDR for Herbal Medicines, 2000. Medical Economics Company, Montvale, New Jersey.

The New Holistic Herbal. David Hoffmann, 1990. Barnes and Noble Books, New York.

A Modern Herbal, Mrs. M. Grieve, (Dover Publications, New York, 1971)

Major Herbs of Ayurvedic.Compiled by Dahur Research Foundation and Dahur Ayurvet Limited, Ghaziabad, India., 2002. Churchill Livingstone, London, England.

Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, Third Edition, Dan Bensky and Andrew Gamble, 1986. Eastland Press, Seattle, WA.