Scutellaria diffusa

Description

Hedyotis diffusa, accepted name Oldenlandia herbacea is a kind of herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. It is sometimes combined with Siraitia grosvenorii and Scutellaria barbata (Chinese: Banzhi lotus ) to make hot drinks like Lohoguo of Guongsei ( simplified Chinese : Luohanguo Hedyotis diffusa essence; traditional Chinese: Luohanguo Pearl and Sheshecao Beverage. Wild Oldenlandia herbacea can be found in Africa South of the Sahara, Madagascar, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It was introduced to China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, and to Brasil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama and Puerto Rico in Central and South America.