Hedyotis diffusa | |
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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.