Abstract:
The medicinal plant
Stevia rebaudiana belongs to the family Asteraceae, tribe Eupatorieae.
Stevia rabuadiana is originally a South American wild plant (Ejaz
et al., 2013). The herb
S. rebaudiana is a calorie-free sweetener hence, a better dietary supplement
. Further, both
in vitro and
in vivo studies revealed that these glycosides possess pharmacological and therapeutic properties, including antioxidant, and anti-diabetic activity (Kajur
et al., 2010).
Keeping its medicinal significance in a view the present study is focused. The results show the presence of secondary metabolites such as phenols, Flavonoids, Triterpenes, Lactones, Tannins, Saponins, Alkaloids which in turn may be the responsible for its medicinal efficacy.
