SINTOMAS DE DESORDENS NUTRICIONAIS EM ESTÉVIA Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni

Is Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni a Non Cariogenic Sweetener? A Review.

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni is a small perennial shrub of the Asteraceae (Compositae) family that is native to South America, particularly Brazil and Paraguay, where it is known as "stevia" or "honey leaf" for its powerful sweetness. Several studies have suggested that in addition to their sweetness, steviosides and their related compounds, including rebaudioside A and isosteviol, may offer addit...

Sintomas De Desordens Craniomandibulares Em Brasileiros Idosos Usuários De Próteses Totais

Introduction The occurrence of edentulism among older patients is very frequent1, and alterations in the maxilla-mandibular relation may be induced during the construction of full dentures2. Such alterations can be exacerbated though the prolonged use of inadequate dentures3. Excessive wear of artificial teeth as a result of parafunctional habits (such as bruxism) and ill-fitting denture bases ...

Additional minor diterpene glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni.

Two additional novel minor diterpene glycosides were isolated from the commercial extract of the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni. The structures of the new compounds were identified as 13-{β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)-β-D-glucopyranosyl-oxy} ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid {β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-O-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 3)]-O-β-D-glucupyranosyl-ester} (1), and 1...

Opinion on Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni plants and leaves

Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni - chemical composition and functional properties.

Sweetleaf (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), currently investigated by many researchers, has been known and used for more than a thousand years indigenous tribes of South America, who called it "kaa-hee" ("sweet herb"). Thanks to its chemical composition and processability sweetleaf may be an alternative for synthetic sweeteners. Nutritional and health-promoting aspects of Stevia rebaudiana are prese...