Sweetener; reported as possessing anti-hypertensive effects upon hypertensive rats.

Diterpenoid C₃₈H₆₀O₁₈ from plants of the Stevia genus, Compositae.

• Molecular Weight : 804.9 Da.
  
  
• Melting Point : 201-205 °C.
  
  
• Solubility in : water, ethanol; slightly in methanol.
  
  
• Purity min. : 97 % (TLC).
  
  
• Toxicity (LD₅₀) : not toxic.
  
  
• Storage recommendations : Store at +4°C, in dark place.
  
  
• CAS Reg. No. : 57817-89-7
  
  
• Merck Index 11th Ed. : 8766
  
  
• Bibliography :
  
  1. De-Yi et al. "The antihypertensive effects by Stevioside in the conscious normal and hypertensive rats". European Journal of Pharmacology (1990). 183(5):1822
  2. Hizoshi et al., Phytochemistry (1976). 15:981