Posted on 07/25/2025 5:47:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
Yes. I’ve been putting that in my Stouts for many years. Adds a lot of body.
Just found this interesting fact about stevia.
Stevia has been reportedly used as an oral contraceptive by women from Paraguayan Matto Grosso Indian tribes (Kinghorn, 2002). This ethnobotanical use has led to significant interest in the effect of stevia extracts on reproductive performance and to a number of investigations exploring the fertility effects of stevia extracts in rodent species.
The most oft-cited study regarding female fertility effects of stevia was conducted by Mazzei-Planas and Kuc (1968).
Overview: The history, technical function and safety of rebaudioside A, a naturally occurring steviol glycoside, for use in food and beverages (2008)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691508002342
also
Contraceptive Properties of Stevia rebaudiana
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.162.3857.1007.a
Abstract
A water decoction of the plant Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni reduces fertility in adult female rats of proven fertility. The decoction continues to decrease fertility for at least 50 to 60 days after intake is stopped. The decoction did not affect appetite and apparently did not affect the health of adults rats.
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