Scleromitrion diffusum
| Scleromitrion diffusum | |
|---|---|
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| (unranked): | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | H. diffusa
|
| Binomial name | |
| Hedyotis diffusa | |
Hedyotis diffusa (Chinese: 白花蛇舌草; pinyin: báihuā shéshécǎo; lit. 'white flower snake-tongue grass', sometimes abbreviated to 蛇舌草 shéshécǎo[1]) 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) and Scutellaria barbata (Chinese: 半枝莲) 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.[2]
Wild Hedyotis diffusa can be found in China, Japan, India, and Nepal.
References
- ^ A query for 蛇舌草 on dict.cn gives the definition HERBA HEDYOTIS DIFFUSAE
- ^ for example "Luohanguo Pearl and Sheshecao Beverage". 2012-07-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01.
 | This Rubiaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |