Stevia as a natural sweetener: A review

Cardiovascular and Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 94-103

  Arumugam, Balakrishnan ^a   Subramaniam, Arunambiga ^a   Alagaraj, Praveena ^a  

^a Department of Biotechnology   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetic; Diuretic; Glycosides; Hypotensive; Stevia rebaudiana; Sweetener

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; C PEPTIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORN SYRUP; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; DITERPENOID; EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL; FLAVONOID; FLAVORING AGENT; GENISTEIN; MALTODEXTRIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SACCHARIN; STEVIOL; STEVIOSIDE; SUGAR; SWEETENING AGENT; TARAXASTEROL; TERPENE; TERPENOID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; GLYCOSIDE;

ACNE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARGENTINA; ASTERACEAE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DEPRESSION; DERMATITIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECZEMA; EPITHELIZATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HONEY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTERCROPPING; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROENCAPSULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; SENESCENCE; STEVIA REBAUDIANA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TUMOR GROWTH; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WEED; WOUND HEALING; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; STEVIA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; GLYCOSIDES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; STEVIA; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 85090183434     PISSN: 18715257     EISSN: 18756182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1871525718666200207105436     Document Type: Review

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