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; pinyin: luóhànguǒ shéshécǎo jīng) or luohanguo pearl and sheshecao beverage.
Legend has it that in ancient times, a good man was seriously ill due to lung cancer, and the doctors were helpless. The family invited a famous doctor to diagnose and treat him. The famous doctor made consultations and read prescriptions but was unable to find a cure. He was so tired that he took a nap at his desk and dreamed of it. A woman in white clothes said to him in a dream: "This gentleman is a good man, kind-hearted, and benefits living creatures. When he saw a snake catcher, he bought it and released it. Sir, he must treat him carefully and save his life.", a famous doctor. So she asked him for advice on how to cure the disease. The woman in white took the famous doctor outdoors. Where the woman in white went, there was a white-flowered snake. The place where the snake stretched out its tongue turned into grass. Later, the famous doctor woke up and found the grass in his dream on the edge of the field. , take the decoction and give it to the patient, and the patient will recover after taking it. Famous doctors later searched through the materia medica of the past dynasties, but could not find out what kind of herb it was. He recited a poem with emotion: "Hedyotis diffusa is slender, lying on the ground and lingering beside the farmhouse. Since ancient times, good intentions have been rewarded with good deeds, and the medicinal medicine inspired by spiritual insects has been passed down." .", hence the name Hedyotis diffusa. This kind of folk was used in the late Qing Dynasty and began in Xiamen and Shantou, China. Later, it was exported to Southeast Asia in large quantities. In the 1960s, folk herbal medicines were gradually transformed into raw materials for Chinese patent medicines.
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