Lamb's-beard is an alias of White-flowered Snakeweed.

White Flower Snake Tongue Grass is used for medicinal purposes with the whole herb, which has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxification, diuretic and swelling, activating blood circulation and relieving pain. It can be used to treat malignant tumors, appendicitis, hepatitis, bronchitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis, urinary tract infection, pelvic inflammation, adnexitis, etc. It can be used externally to treat sores, carbuncles, and poisonous snake bites. It is used in modern Chinese medicine to treat stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, intestinal cancer, uterine cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer and other cancers. Due to the large dosage, the wild resources are decreasing, it is appropriate to develop artificial cultivation to meet the needs of medicine. Mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui and other provinces and regions.

Synonyms snake tongue grass, dwarf white-flowered snake grass ("Guangxi traditional Chinese medicine"), snake tongue pientzehuang ("South Fujian folk herbal medicine"), eye eye bead grass, knot knot stamen grass ("Quanzhou Materia Medica"), grackle lee, a thousand beat whacks, goat's whiskers grass ("Guangdong traditional Chinese medicine" Ⅱ), snake total pipe, crane tongue grass, fine leaf willow ("Fujian Chinese herbal medicine").

White-flower Snake Tongue Grass likes warm, moist environment; not tolerate drought, also afraid of flooding. The soil requirements are not strict, but loose, fertile, well-drained, humus-rich loam is good. Too sticky or too sandy and low-lying waterlogged places should not be planted.

Generally sown from early March to early April, harvested from September to October. Mu yield about 300 kilograms of dry products, the current wholesale price of the herb market at 6 to 7 yuan, converted mu output value of about 1500 yuan. The key to cultivation is weeding, and there are fewer pests and diseases. It is estimated that the mu benefit is more than 1000 yuan.