• Uses: 
  Recognized as Sweetener, several times sweeter than Sugar. FDA recognized it as Food Supplement.
  Stevioside is the most powerful form of the stevia glycoside
  and is usually available in either a white powder or liquid extract. Found to have Medicinal Properties.
• Cultivation: 
  Major consumption is in Japan. Stevia is commercially grown in Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Central America, Israel, China, Thailand, and the United States.
  In India too, farmers are taking interest in this herb.
• Extraction: 
  Concentrated extracts are made from proprietary process by companies in Canada, USA, China
  Indian Companies offer Initial plantings & Consultancy in
  Cultivation & Extraction Technologies.
• Medicinal Uses 
  • Toothpaste, mouthwashes - plaque retardant 
  • Skincare - eczema and acne control, rapid healing agent 
  • Diabetic foods and weight loss programs 
  • Hypertension treatment and blood pressure control 
  • Calcium antagonist 
  • Bacterial agent 
  • Pill and capsule additive to improve taste
• Many Uses for Stevia Products and Extracts 
  • Table top sweetener - for tea, coffee and beverages 
  • Soft drinks, cordials, fruit juices 
  • Ice creams, yoghurts, sherbets 
  • Pastries, pies, baking 
  • Jams, sauces, pickles 
  • Jellies, desserts 
  • Chewing gum 
  • Candies, confectioneries 
  • Sea-foods, vegetables 
  • Weight-watcher diets 
  • Diabetic diets 
  • Flavour, colour and odour enhancers 
  • A source of antioxidants 
  • Alcoholic beverage enhancer (aging agent and catalyst)

About Stevia

• Stevia, at a Glance
• Stevia rebaudiana
• About the Herb sweeter than Sugar
• Questions and Answers about Stevia
• Natural Sweetener That's Also Calorie-Free
• Regulatory Issues
• Stevia Canada
• Stevia - Complete Story
• Practical Views
• Properties
• Chemistry
• Functional Genomics
• Isoprenoids
• Stability Studies of Stevioside and Rebaudioside A 
  in Carbonated Beverages
• Stevia helps pancreas release insulin--helpful for diabetics

• Stay Healthy the Stevia Way

Cultivation

• Uses & Cultivation Aspects
• The Plant
• Economics of Cultivation
• ASR Herbals
• Contract Farming
• Cultivation & Processing
• Newsletter from Financial Institution

Extraction

• Company profile
• Aqueous Extraction
• Extraction & Purification
• Korean Technology Overview
• Decantation Process
• Japanese developments
• Japanese Companies
• Chinese Companies
• Feasibility in Australia
• Tests & Research Reports
• Screening Asteraceae Plant Extracts for Molluscicidal Activity
• In dept study of Stevia
• Super Critical Extraction
• Study done at Mumbai College
• Super Critical Extraction, India
• DNA Extraction from Plants
• Growth Characteristics Study
• Technology Companies

Biotechnology

• Japanese Patent
• Biotechnology Product of Japan
• Stevian Biotechnology
• Biotechnology Products
• Stevioside biosynthesis in Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni
• In Vitro Culture Studies on Stevia Rebaudiana   
• Haccp Food Safety and CGMP Systems
• about Russian company
• FDA Registration
• about American ,Malaysian , Russian & Korean Companies