The leaves of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (Compositae), a wild herb of Paraguay, have attracted much attention as a source of natural sweeteners. Besides the major sweet glucoside, stevioside (1),1} several new sweet glycosides named rebaudioside-A (2), etc.2) as well as labdane type diterpenes, jhanol (3), austroinulin (4) and its 6-0-acetate 1572 (1971).
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