a Departamento de Ingeniería Química-Bioquímica , Instituto Tecnológico de Mérida , Mérida, Yucatán , México.
b Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Campo Experimental Mococh , Carretera Mérida-Motul, Yucatán , México.
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 Aug 13;57(12):2680-2690. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1072083.
The leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni has nutrients and phytochemicals, which make it an adequate source for the extraction and production of functional food ingredients. Preclinical and clinical studies suggest therapeutic and pharmacological applications for stevia and their extracts because they are not toxic and exhibit several biological activities. This review presents the biological activity of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni and their relationship to antidiabetic, anticariogenic, antioxidant, hypotensive, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antitumor activities. Consumption and adverse effects were also reviewed.
甜菊叶含有营养物质和植物化学物质，这使其成为提取和生产功能性食品成分的合适来源。临床前和临床研究表明，甜菊及其提取物具有治疗和药理学应用，因为它们无毒，并具有多种生物活性。本综述介绍了甜菊叶的生物学活性及其与抗糖尿病、抗龋齿、抗氧化、降血压、抗高血压、抗菌、抗炎和抗肿瘤活性的关系。还回顾了消费和不良反应。
