Kingdom Plantae Rank Species | Genus Hedyotis Higher classification Hedyotis | |
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Similar Hedyotis, Lobelia chinensis, Oldenlandia, Rubiaceae, Bai zhu | ||
Hedyotis diffusa (Chinese: 白花蛇舌草; pinyin: báihuā shéshécǎo; literally: "white flower snake-tongue grass", sometimes abbreviated to 蛇舌草 shéshécǎo) is a kind of herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is sometimes combined with Siraitia grosvenorii (simplified Chinese: 罗汉果; traditional Chinese: 羅漢果; pinyin: luóhànguǒ) to make hot drinks like Lohoguo of Guongsei (simplified Chinese: 罗汉果蛇舌草精; traditional Chinese: 羅漢果蛇舌草精; pinyin: luóhànguǒ shéshécǎo jīng) or Luohanguo Pearl and Sheshecao Beverage.
Wild Hedyotis diffusa can be found in China, Japan, and Nepal.
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