It is one of the names of a herbaceous plant, native to Paraguay, known as diabetic grass, sweet grass or honey grass. It is also known in Guarani as Ka'a he'e. It belongs to the genus Stevia or Estevia and the family Asteraceae. It means dedicated to Esteve, in honor of the Spanish doctor and botanist who discovered the plant and its uses, called Pedro Jaime Esteve. The scientific name of the plant is Stevia rebaudiana. It is also called stevia or stevia a sweetener that is obtained from the same plant.