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せんそう 仙草
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1. Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre)​
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2. Mesona​Mesona is a genus in the mint family. 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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