ANTIHYPERTENSIVE (BLOOD PRESSURE LOWERING) EFFECTS OF STEVIOSIDE, FROM STEVIA REBAUDIANA BERTONI, ON RATS, DOGS AND HUMANS-A SHORT REVIEW

Himanshu Misra, Darshana Mehta, B Mehta, D Jain
2015 Indian Journal of Drugs   unpublished
Here, we have reviewed antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) effects of a natural, zero-calorie sweetener-'stevioside' (from the leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) on rats, dogs and humans. The review of the medicative effects of stevioside on different animals (rats and dogs) and humans revealed that stevioside is a future plant drug (natural product) for treatment of hypertension.
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