| Family Name | Hedyotis |
| Scientific name | Hedyotis diffusa |
| Common name | xiao ye guo ba cao, she she cao, er ye lu, zhu ye cai, she li cao. |
| Growth habit | Rubiaceae genus Hedyotis |
| Leaf | Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate, leaf, opposite, thin paper, no petiole, apex acute, lateral veins obscure, connected with stipules, glossy above, below and sometimes a little rough, about 1-3.5 cm, width of 1-3 mm; stipules membranous, base connate sheath-like, top with small teeth, about 1-2 mm |
| Flower | Flowers solitary or in pairs in leaf axils; flowers white; much pediceled, pedicels slightly chunky; corolla 4-lobed; calyx tube and ovary Hopson, spherical, the top four lobed, lobes oblong-lanceolate, margin eyelashes, places deposit, about 1.5-2 mm; corolla funnel-shaped, white, about 3.5-4 mm, apex four deep cleft, lobes ovate-oblong, bald clean, about 2 mm; stamens 4, longer crown throat, alternate with corolla lobes; filaments flat; anthers ovate; ovary inferior, 2 rooms; stigma hemispherical, 2-lobed. |
| Fruit | Fruit a capsule, twins, membranous, flat spherical, apex with persistent calyx four cracked teeth, mature loculicidal diameter of about 2-2.5 mm. Seeds brown, small, with three corners. |
| More to learn | Whole plant contains iridoid class, triterpenes, flavonoids, anthraquinone compounds, organic acids and their esters and other chemical components HHD is frail Deficiency and pregnant women should be careful service |
| Properties | Bitter, sweet, cold, non-toxic, heart, lung, liver, intestine meridians. To detoxify, Huoxuezhitong, diuretic swelling, dampness Tonglin, anti-oxidation, anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, anti-chemical mutagenesis, protect the gastric mucosa injury and strengthening the immune system |
| Treats | Indications lung abscess, sore throat, Hyperactivity cough, edema, hepatitis, appendicitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infection, appendicitis, dysentery, jaundice, cancer, etc., topical can cure snakebite. |
| Reference | 白花蛇舌草 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書 樂活營養師 - 白花蛇舌草 白花蛇舌草 - 360doc个人图书馆 |