Hedyotis diffusa

Hedyotis diffusa
Hedyotis diffusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Hedyotis
Species: H. diffusa
Binomial name
Hedyotis diffusa
Willd.

Hedyotis diffusa (Chinese: 白花蛇舌草 báihuā shéshécǎo, literally "white flower snake-tongue grass", sometimes abbreviated to 蛇舌草 shéshécǎo[1]) is a kind of herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. Wild Hedyotis diffusa can be found in China, Japan, Nepal.

References

  1. ^ A query for 蛇舌草 on dict.cn gives the definition HERBA HEDYOTIS DIFFUSAE