- Mesona
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Mesona Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Lamiaceae Genus: Mesona Species See text.
Mesona is a genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae).
Exemplar species in this genus are Mesona procumbens Hemsley and Mesona chinensis, generically called xiancao (仙草) in Mandarin Chinese, sian-chháu in Taiwanese, and leung fan cao (涼粉草) in Cantonese, sương sáo in Vietnamese.
It is said to be a diuretic, used in Taiwan as a hot, viscous drink, or set as a gel and served as a grass jelly.
In Indonesia the Mesona pelutris bl leaf is used to make a black jelly; there is also an instant powder variety available.
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Categories:- Lamiaceae
- Gels
- Vietnamese ingredients
- Lamiaceae stubs
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