Organisms

Stevia

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain stevioside and other sweet diterpene glycosides. The leaf is used for sweetening (SWEETENING AGENTS).

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain stevioside and other sweet diterpene glycosides. The leaf is used for sweetening (SWEETENING AGENTS).

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Drug Class

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Stevias
  • Eupatorium rebaudianum
  • Stevia rebaudiana
  • Sweetleaf
  • Eupatorium rebaudianums
  • Stevia rebaudianas
  • Sweetleafs
  • rebaudianas, Stevia
  • rebaudianums, Eupatorium

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.100w.843w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stevia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036625. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036625
  2. Stevia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevia_(genus)
  3. Stevia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312246