The Genus Stevia

Stevia

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Stevia
The genus Stevia

Edited by

A.Douglas Kinghorn
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
University of Illinois at Chicago
USA

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Contents

Preface to the series
Preface
Acknowledgements
List ofcontributors
1

Overview

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1

A.DOUGLAS KINGHORN

2

Botany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana

18

DJAJA DJENDOEL SOEJARTO

3

Ethnobotany of Stevia and Stevia rebaudiana

40

DJAJA DJENDOEL SOEJARTO

4

Sweet and non-sweet constituents of Stevia rebaudiana

68

EDWARD J.KENNELLY

5

The phytochemistry of Stevia: a general survey

86

CARLOSM.CERDA-GARCÍA-ROJAS AND ROGELIO PEREDA-MIRANDA

6

Synthetic investigations on steviol, stevioside, and
rebaudioside A, and their applications as starting materials

119

DARRICK S.H.L.KIM

7

Methods to improve the taste of the sweet principles of Stevia rebaudiana

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KAZUHIRO OHTANI AND KAZUO YAMASAKI

8

Pharmacology and toxicology of stevioside, rebaudioside A, and steviol...