Studies revealed that Stevia has been used throughout the world since ancient times for
various purposes; for example, as a sweetener and a medicine. We conducted a systematic …

Steviol glycosides are a group of highly sweet diterpene glycosides discovered in only a few
plant species, most notably the Paraguayan shrub Stevia rebaudiana. During the past few …

Stevia plants are a good source of carbohydrates (61.93% dw), protein (11.41% dw), crude
fiber (15.52% dw), minerals (K, 21.15; Ca, 17.7; Na, 14.93 and Mg, 3.26 mg/100 g dw and …

The Sweet Herb of Paraguay, Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni is fast becoming a major
source of high potency sweetener which produces sweet taste but has no calorific value …

Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is increasingly used in the fields of plant chemistry,
biochemistry, and molecular biology. Advantages such as speed, versatility, and low cost …

Steviol glycosides (SvGls) are plant secondary metabolites belonging to a class of chemical
compounds known as diterpenes. SvGls have been discovered only in a few plant species …

Abstract Stevia [Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni; Family Asteraceae] is a natural sweetener plant
that is grown commercially in many parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Central America, Thailand …

Stevioside, an ent‐kaurene type of diterpenoid glycoside, is a natural sweetener extracted
from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana (Bertoni) Bertoni. Stevioside and a few related compounds …

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni leaves accumulate a mixture of at least eight different glycosides
derived from the tetracyclic diterpene steviol. These natural products taste intensely sweet …

Scientific community is striving to understand the role of heterocycles and fused
heterocycles in drug discovery programme due to its impact on multi-drug resistance (MDR) …