甜菊又名甜叶菊(Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni),原产南美,为多年生菊科草本植物。叶极甜,有一定的降血压作用。现在多用于清凉饮料、食品加工;医药上用于治疗糖尿病、高血压、肥胖症并预防小儿龋齿等。我国各地已引种栽培数年,正逐步扩大种植。辽宁省前所果树农场,于1981年从中国农业科学院作物品种资源研究所引入种子进行试种。现将两年来的试种结果初报如下。 Stevia rebaudiana (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni), native to South America, is a perennial Asteraceae herb. Very sweet, there is a certain antihypertensive effect. Now more used for soft drinks, food processing; medicine for the treatment of diabetes, hypertension, obesity and prevention of pediatric caries. All over our country have been introduced for several years, is gradually expanding planting. Liaoning Province before the fruit tree farms, in 1981 from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Institute of Crop Germplasm Resources introduced seeds for trial planting. Now two years of trial results reported as follows.