Honey herb stevia is a natural substitute for sugar, which not only does not harm, but also useful. It is known that the plant is 25 times sweeter than sugar. And on beneficial properties grass stevia wins even in honey. Next, let's talk about what is so useful grass stevia.
The secret of a medicinal plant
The plant is a small shrub whose native land is considered to be Paraguay and Brazil. High mountains and dry sandy soil are the optimal conditions for the growth of sugar grass stevia. This medicinal plant can reach a height of up to eighty centimeters.
The first discoverer of the grass of Stevia is the American scientist Antonio Bertoni, who recognized the unique properties of this remarkable plant in 1887. But there is evidence that the Indians of the local tribes widely used the leaves of honey stevia grass long before the great Columbus discovered America. Aborigines used stevia instead of sugar for food purposes.
A pleasant sugar taste is due to the stevisoid molecule, which serves in nature as a natural source for the release of glucose and sucrose. Due to this uneasy structure this plant has a sweetish taste.
The sweetness of stevia is stronger than sugar twelve times, and the sweeteners made from this plant are sweeter three hundred times than ordinary sugar. It is very important that the sugar base of this plant has no negative effect on the metabolism of sugar in the blood of a person. The results of some studies suggest that this herb can lower the sugar level in the blood of a healthy person.
Application of stevia
Sweet grass stevia is one of those exotic plants that are approved by the official medicine, and are subject to free sale in pharmacies.
Apply grass to the stevia recommend both experienced doctors and healers of the people. And this is not at all surprising, since this plant has a huge amount of medicinal properties that help cure many diseases, and are also good for prevention.
The main advantages of this medicinal plant are as follows:
- is an inexhaustible source of mineral substances and vitamins;
- repeatedly increases the medicinal properties of other plants with their simultaneous use;
- improves the functioning of the organs of the stomach complex;
- promotes the re-creation of cells in the structure of the liver;
- has antimicrobial and antibacterial properties.
Use in cosmetology
The use of honey grass stevia helps slow the aging process in the human body. It has many indications for use in cosmetic purposes.
For example, stevia prevents the development of bacteria that contribute to the occurrence of various skin rashes. Masks made from this plant, give your skin elasticity, softness, silky and do not allow the appearance of wrinkles.
Hoods from the plant are recommended for people with symptoms of diabetes mellitus instead of sugar.
The healing properties of sweet stevia grass also have a wide application in the field of dentistry. Steviosides of this plant perfectly cope with the problem of dental caries , help in the treatment of gums from paradantosis, which can affect the loss of teeth. A large number of European countries use this plant for making toothpaste and chewing gum.
Contraindications
Like any medicinal herb, stevia has some contraindications to the use. There are not so many, but familiar with them
- Individual intolerance to stevia.
- It is necessary to use this medicinal plant correctly, otherwise there may be problems with the work of the heart.
In general, this exotic medicinal plant deserves the most flattering reviews not only from professional doctors, but also from folk healers who have long used the unique properties of this remarkable plant.