[quote=briansd1][quote=jpinpb]I just picked up a Sugar Plant (Stevia) from Whole Foods in Hillcrest. Great way to natually sweeten teas. I recommend it. It’s a perfect herbal plant to add to a gardener’s collection.[/quote]
It’s banned as a food ingredient by FDA. But the plant is not.
Some refined stevia products can be used as sweeteners, but whole-leaf products and crude extracts can’t, because they’ve been shown to have adverse effects on fertility and renal system.
