Uses of Stevia Plants

Stevia plants are mainly grown in South America. It is a major part of their cultivation. Stevia plants grow from seeds. They require to grown on moist slow that has regular supply of water. In fact a Stevia plant takes a lot amount of water to grow and be good enough for harvest. The soil has to be made moist, then the Stevia plants are buried in to the ground up to a few millimeters, no too low. Then they are allowed to grow with constant water supply for at least two to three weeks. That is the average time that a Stevia plant takes to grow. It was initially famous in South America and Japan. Now to due to its wide use as a sugar replacement it is gaining popularity in United States and Canada too. Stevia plants can be harvested five to six times every year. During harvest time, it is made sure that the plant is cut a little above the ground, meaning the root should not be cut or harmed. This way if the root remains inside the earth, you do not have to plant seeds again. The Stevia plants for the next harvest season will grow from these very roots.

A Stevia plant is available in many forms in the market. The first form of a Stevia plant is dried leaf Stevia plant. It is the least sweet of all the other forms of Stevia plants, but still it is much sweeter than normal table sugar. It maintains all the health profits of Stevia plants. This form of Stevia plant is not soluble in nature. The next form is the tablet form of Stevia plant. The tablet form is mainly used as a sweetener whose main job is to enhance flavor. Refined Stevia plant is another major form of Stevia plant. The last form of Stevia plant is liquid form. This liquid form of Stevia plant is quite dark in color and used in its purest forms.

Stevia plant is a form of supplementary diet and is in used because of its low calorie level. It is highly sweet, in fact it is fifteen times sweeter than sugar and yet the calorie count is pretty low. It is also high in nutrients. It is a form of supplementary diet and is in used because of its low calorie level. It is highly sweet, in fact it is fifteen times sweeter than sugar and yet the calorie count is pretty low. It is also high in nutrients and rich in sweetness and flavor. It is used in a large scale in medicines due to its antiseptic nature, for healing for cuts, wounds and other kinds of injuries. Hypertension, obesity, cold, influenza, throat infections, skin infections, hypertension, bacterial infections, chronic fatigue syndrome can be very well be treated with the help of Stevia plants. It prevents dental decay and is therefore good for satisfying anyone’s sweet tooth. It is also rich in fiber and acts as an energy booster.