Stevia is the only natural sweetner available in the market. Stevia is a south american native sweetner plant of sunflower family. It is used for sweetening for centuries in Paraguay and has been in use since last 400 years across the world. It is the only sweetner which does not have any side effect. It reduces the calories from your food which make it a suitable replacement of sugar for calorie concious as well diabetic people. It is also being found by people that the regular use of stevia helps in reactivating the insulin secreting cells in pencreas. The raw stevia leaves are around 35 - 40 times sweeter than sugar, stevia extract are sweet upto 300 times of ordinary sugar. The stevia is safest low calorie sweetner without any side effect. Stevia and steavia powder extract are marketed in many countries across the globes.
Stevia is also useful in lowering blood sugar and it reduces the tooth cavity hence it can be used in tooth pastes in place of sugar to avoid tooth decay. Stevia leaf powder can be used as a face pack with rose water as it posseses great anti wrinkle qualities in it. Other than this stevia and its extract can be used in any and every place where one require sweetning and the good thing is that it does not have any side effect and is perfectly safe.

Stevia plant can be grown anywhere. Yeah its true, you may even grow Stevia in your garden or in your kitchen. It is easy to maintain and can grow anywhere. For commercial farming of stevia one need to make sure following factors for maximum yield with a great quality.

1. Temparature
2. Soil Type
3. Water Type and Availability
4. Planting Material