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PROFILE
Stevia is the Sweetest Substance on Earth! Its an herb with an abundance of positive effects. Stevia is a natural, non-caloric, sweet-tasting plant used around the world for its pleasant sweet taste, as well as for its increasingly researched potential for inhibiting fat absorption and lowering blood pressure. The whole leaves contain numerous phyto-nutrients and trace minerals and is much sweeter than sugar with out negative effects. This sweet herb of paraguay, South America was being used forever 1500 years by the native Guarani Indians. Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni proces, in its leaves, just such an alternative with the added advantage that stevia sweetener are natural plant products.
USAGE
The sweet steviol glycosides have functional and sensory propertices superior to those of many other high potency sweeteners. It can sweeten any drink with no calories, no carbohydrates, and no tooth decay and is diabetic safe. Stevia nourishes the pancreas and does not raise blood glucose levels, making it not only safe for diabetics but also beneficial. Since there are no calories or carbohydrates, stevia is an excellent weight loss aid. It does not contain the negative side effects reported with the use of artificial or conventional sweeteners. Add stevia to your diet on a regular basis, it has also been reported that it can help minimize hunger sensations, cravings for sweets or fatty foods, aide in digestion, decrease hypertenstion without effecting normal blood pressure, stabilize blood glucose levels, shorten recovery time from cold and flu and aide in addictions to tabacco and alcohol. When used in toothpaste or mouthwash, cavities and gum disease is reduced due to its antibacterial properties.
DOCUMENTED PROPERTIES AND ACTIONS:
Antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, antiyeast, cardio tonic, diuretic, hypoglycemic, hypotensive, tonic, vasodilator.
COOKING AND RECIPEIES:
Cooking with stevia does require a learning curve, but since the advantages of reducing sugar in your diet (as well as eliminating your consumption of aspartame and other artificial sweeteners) are so improtant, it's well worth the effort.
The most important thing to remember is not to use too much, which can result in excessive sweetness and an after taste. Always start with the exact amount called for in a recipe, or even a little less, then taste before you add any more. Stevia is delicious in almost any recipe using fruit or dairy products, but does present a bit of a challenge when used for baking, since it lacks sugar's abilities to add texture, help soften batter, caramelize, enhance the browning process, and feed the fermentation of yeast. On the other hand, one of the excellent facets of stevia is that high temperatures (even up to 180 C) do not affect its sweetening properties.
You may find that mixing stevia with other sweeteners, like honey or maple syrup, is a good way to start using stevia. It will enable you to reduce the amounts of these other sweeteners (as well as calories) while getting used to cooking with this wonderful herb. Also, keep in mind that dried or powdered leaves will not dissolve in liquids, and thus are not suitable for beverages; first a liquid concentrate is to be made. To make the liquid concentrate boil few leaves with four times water at low temperature until the water is reduced to 3/4 volumes. Now filter the decoction and use the liquid concentrate accordingly.
CAUTIONS / CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Stevia leaf (at dosages higher than used for sweetening purposes) has been documented to have a hypoglycemic effect. Those with diabetes who use high amounts of stevia should be cautious and monitor their blood sugar levels as medications may need adjusting. Stevia leaf has been documented to have a hypotensive, or blood pressure lowering effect. Persons with low blood pressure and those taking antihypertensive drugs should avoid using large amounts of stevia and monitor their blood pressure levels accordingly for these possible effects. Stevia has been shown to reduce heart rate. Those with bradycardia or those on medications that decrease heart rate should avoid using large amounts of stevia
Drug Interactions: None reported, however; at dosages higher than normally used for sweetening it, may potentate antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, and diuretic medications.
IMPORTANT:
The information so provided is intended for education and information purposes only. This information is not intended to be used to diagnose, prescribe or replace proper medical care. The plant / product described herein are not intended to treat, cure, diagnose, mitigate or prevent any disease or ailments. Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. However this product can be used as an adjuvant to the regular course of therapy, after the consultation of your family doctor. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or change in diet pattern.
Please note that Anmol Stevia is recommended for use as Natural sweetener but neither as a medicine nor as a nutritional supplement. This is a farm produce.
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#16-3-32/B, Kowtha Street,
Purnanandampet, VIJAYAWADA - 520 003
Phone: 0091-866-2571559, Mobile: 0091-94402-30353.
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