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Mesona




  Name ''Mesona''
  Regnum Plant ae
  Divisio Magnoliophyta
  Classis Magnoliopsida
  Ordo Lamiales
  Familia Lamiaceae
  Genus ''Mesona''
  Subdivision Ranks Species


''Mesona'' is a Genus in the mint family (Lamiaceae).

Exemplar species in this genus are the ''Mesona procumbens'' Hemsley and the ''Mesona chinensis'', generically called ''xiancao'' (仙草) in Mandarin Chinese , ''sian-chháu'' in Taiwanese , and ''leung fan cao'' (涼粉草) in Cantonese . It is said to be a Diuretic , used in Taiwan as a hot, viscous drink, or curded and served over ice as a type of Grass Jelly .


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