Stevia History
Calling it ka’a he’e (natively translated as sweet herb) and using it as a sweetener in yerba mate and other medicinal teas for centuries, the Guarani Native Americans of Paraguay and Brazil - as well as the Chinese and others throughout Southeast Asia - have used stevia rebaudiana to treat everything from obesity and heartburn […]
Stevia: Nature’s Alternative to Artificial Sweeteners
Due to the potential toxicity and unknown long term consequences of using artificial sweeteners, it is good to know that there is a safe alternative.
Stevia is a slow release sweetener that can be used by those who don’t want to use sugar or artificial sweeteners and who are sensitive to either. It is wonderful for […]
Stevia: A Sweet Secret (Without Calories)
Since the mid-1980s, the United States government has been at war against a leaf, traditionally used in native cultures throughout the Caribbean, South America, and recently parts of Asia. Although many studies have shown the leaf not to be harmful, and others even showing the leaf to have healthful consequences, there is a misinformation […]
Stevia Rebaudiana
Stevia Rebaudiana
Grown throughout South and Central America as well as in Asia, stevia (also known as stevia rebaudiana) is a shrub that grows perenially up to one meter tall, with leaves two to three centimeters long. Stevia is native to the northern sections of S. America where it can be found growing in the […]