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Definition: 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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Pharmacological Action Sweetening Agents

Other names rebaudianums, Eupatorium; rebaudianum, Eupatorium; rebaudianas, Stevia; rebaudiana, Stevia; Sweetleafs; Stevias; Stevia rebaudianas; Eupatorium rebaudianums; Stevia rebaudiana; Sweetleaf; Eupatorium rebaudianum

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
steviolbioside	41093-60-1	*Diterpenes, Kaurane Sweetening Agents Stevia.	Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1991 Dec;39(12):3172-4
glucosilsteviol	60129-60-4 Kaur-16-en-18-oic acid, 13-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-, (4alpha)	*Diterpenes, Kaurane Stevia.	Experientia 1985;41(1):55
stevioside	57817-89-7	Glucosides Diterpenes, Kaurane Stevia. Pharma Action Sweetening Agents	Eisei Shikenjo Hokuku 96:86;1978; J Pharm Soc Jpn 95(12):1501;1975; Nahrung 20(6):675;1976
steviol	471-80-7	*Diterpenes, Kaurane Stevia.	J Pharm Soc Jpn 95(12):1507;1975

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