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]

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.

Wild Hedyotis diffusa can be found in China, Japan, India, and Nepal.

References

1. A query for 蛇舌草 on dict.cn gives the definition HERBA HEDYOTIS DIFFUSAE
2. for example "Luohanguo Pearl and Sheshecao Beverage". 2012-07-18. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01.