A water plantain in the Alisma genus and Alismataceae family having a Latin botanical name of Alisma orientale (Sam.) Juzep.(a plantago-aquatica L. var. orientale Sam.) (a.k.a. ???Alisma orientate,??? ???Ze Xie,??? ???Fu Ze Xie,??? or ???Jiang Ze Xie??? (Chinese names) or ???Rhizoma alismatis??? (medical name)) is commonly found in Europe, Africa, East Asia, for example China, and North America.A