Talisman Sage (Bạch Hoa Xà Thiệt Thảo)
Hedyotis diffusa
About Talisman Sage (Bạch Hoa Xà Thiệt Thảo)
Talisman Sage (Bạch Hoa Xà Thiệt Thảo) (Hedyotis diffusa) is a herb used in the Vietnamese Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Liver Support, Immune Support, Inflammation, and Detox. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Scleromitrion diffusum, synonyms including Hedyotis diffusa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, known as Chinese: 白花蛇舌草; pinyin: báihuā shéshécǎo; lit. 'white flower snake-tongue grass', sometimes abbreviated to 蛇舌草 shéshécǎo. 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;...
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