Red Carpet Weed

The neighbour next door grew this initially by the roadside outside her house. Very soon, the lîttle stretch of land which used to be green with grasses and weeds became a bloody red; and one perhaps should be forgiven for mistaking it to be a carpet of red weed. When she gave me a big portion of it later, telling me that it could be used to prepare a herbal drink, I was a bit surprised. 红田乌 Hóng tián wū makes a tasty herbal drink when boiled with red brown sugar. It is said that it has the capability to lower cholesterol. Now, I just grow some of the herbs in little pots to add colour to the garden.