Blog on Medicinal Rice Research by Pankaj Oudhia for Global Farming Community.

Q. Are  Stevia  leaves 300 times sweeter than sugar? Stevia leaves contain Stevioside and Rebaudioside A. First one is 110-270 times sweeter than sugar and second is 180-400 times sweeter than sugar. Stevioside contain dominates over Rebaudioside A contain. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. We are suppliers of  Stevia  planting material from  Chhattisgarh . We sell one plant in four to eight rupees. As you receive hundreds of queries on Stevia why don't you forward it to us? We are ready to pay you. First of all the cost fixed by you for Stevia plant is very high. I feel that this short cut approach is making this crop as crop of rich farmers. Secondly after reading my articles the farmers write to me with hope to get genuine planting material at lower rates. That is why I take special precaution. Instead of recommending blindly any supplier I prefer to visit with farmers to the suppliers. Send details about your location and farming practices adopted by your farms. I wish to make surprise visit to these farms and only after complete satisfaction will think of guiding farmers towards you. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

दुनिया भर के लोग औषधीय फसल स्टीविया पर चर्चा कर रहे है यहाँ पर शक्कर के हर्बल विकल्प के रूप मे स्टीविया का प्रयोग बढता जा रहा है। पर अमेरिका के एफ.डी.ए. द्वारा इसके उपयोग की अनुमति न दिया जाना कई प्रकार के संश्य पैदा करता है। भारत मे इसकी खेती हो रही है। नये किसान सशंकित है कि कही इसका हाल भी सफेद मूसली की तरह न हो। दुनिया भर के वे लोग जो कि विभिन्न रूपो मे इस वनस्पति से जुडे हुये है, को एक मंच पर लाने हेतु याहू पर स्टीविया ग्रुप का गठन फरवरी 2005 मे किया गया। आप भी इसके सदस्य बनकर इस नयी औषधीय फसल के विषय मे अपना ज्ञान बढा सकते है। http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/stevia_people/ Updated Information and Links on March 19, 2012 New Links :  http://www.discoverlife.org/ mp/20p?see=I_PAO   http://www.scribd.com/doc/ 83154451/Remedial-Measures- for-Toxicity-of-Traditional- Herbal-Medicines-Recent- Topics-in-Pankaj-Oudhia%E2%80% 99s-Medicinal-Plant-Database- Part-1 http://www.scribd.com/doc/ 83041234/New-Topics-in-Pankaj- Oudhia%E2%80%99s-Medicinal- Plan...