Stevia qudarti metha(natural sweetner) poda Dr.Ashraf Sahibzada

The stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), belongs to the sunflower family of plants. Centuries ago, Natives of Paraguay used the leaves of this small, herbaceous, semi-bushy, perennial shrub to sweeten their bitter drinks. Originating in the South American wild, it could be found growing in semi-arid habitat ranging from grassland to scrub forest to mountain terrain. The plant made its way to Pacific Rim countries where in recent decades it became cultivated domestically, used in its raw leaf form and now is commercially processed into sweetener.