📩 Stevia rebaudiana

Traditional Herbs from Stevia rebaudiana

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• Brew 4-6 fresh stevia leaves with 1 glass of hot water. Strain.
• Drink 1 time a day regularly.

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• Put 1 tsp powdered stevia into a filter tea and place it on a heatproof glass.
• Pour boiling water into a filter, let it settle for 5 minutes.
• Remove the filter then let the liquid stevia sit until cold.
• Put it in a bottle and store it in a cool place.
• Use it by dripping.

What is Stevia rebaudiana Looks like??

Parts of Stevia rebaudiana that could be used

• Leaf

Stevia rebaudiana Distribution

It is a native plant from subtropical and tropical regions of western North America, Central America to South America. For centuries this plant was known as "Ka-ahe", which means sweet herb. It has been widely researched and used as a raw material for non-carbohydrate sugar.
Agroecology of Stevia rebaudiana
Grows at an altitude of 500-1,000 m above sea level, subtropical to tropical climate, temperature 15-35 °C, sandy to clay loam soil with a pH of 5.5-6, rainfall 1,200-1,700 mm/year.
Morphology of Stevia rebaudiana

• Fibrous roots, which are divided into 2, namely fine roots and thick roots.
• Stems are round oval, finely hairy, have many branches.
• Single leaves, green, slender oval to oval, finely serrated, sitting leaves opposite, 2-4 cm long, 1-5 cm wide, leaf veins pinnate.
• Hemaphroditic flowers, white flower corolla and tubular, small (7-15 mm), colored white.

Cultivation of Stevia rebaudiana

• Propagated generatively (seeds) and\u00a0vegetatively (saplings, stem cuttings, branch cuttings, tissue culture).
• The first harvest is carried out when the plants are 40-60 days old

Stevia rebaudiana, more details :

Chemical Content of Stevia rebaudiana
Stevioside, rebauside, dulcoside, flavonoids, saponins, polyphenols, glycosides (steviosiderebaudioside A, C, D, E, and F, steviolbiosidedulcoside A), saponins, sterols, triterpenes, alkaloids, amino acids and non-essential amino acids.
Benefits of Stevia rebaudiana
Stabilizes blood sugar in diabetes sufferers and blood pressure in hypertension sufferers, increases calcium absorption in the treatment of osteoporosis, helps symptoms of gingivitis, inhibits the growth of dental plaque.
Simplisia of Stevia rebaudiana

• Air dry the leaves in tampah for approximately 4 days.
• After wilting, dry the leaves in the sun until dry.
• Choose using a blender until they form powder.
• Store in a clean, closed container at room temperature .

Another Facts for Stevia rebaudiana :

Synonym of Stevia rebaudiana
Eupatorium rebaudianum Bertoni, Stevia rebaudiana Hemsl.
Habitus of Stevia rebaudiana
Bush. Annual upright shrub, reaching 60-90 cm high
Habitat of Stevia rebaudiana

• Meadow