Features:
1) Stevia is a fairly unassuming perennial shrub of the aster family
(Asteraceae), native to the northern regions of South America
2) It has now been grown commercially in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Central
America, the United States, Israel, Thailand and China
3) The leaves contain several chemicals called glycosides, which taste
4) The major glycoside is called stevioside,and is one of the major
sweeteners in use in Japan and Korea

It presents these great advantages over saccharine:
1) It is not toxic but, on the contrary, it is healthful, as shown by
long experience and according to the studies of Dr. Rebaudi
2) It is a sweetening agent of great power
3) It can be employed directly in its natural state, (pulverized leaves).
4) It is much cheaper than saccharine