Sheep's foot grass grows on the edge of the village, next to the wet meadow, is a kind of herbaceous plant. In folk use, medicinal use of the whole grass, summer and fall collection, sun-dried spare.
The herb is also known as "a little red"; also known in some areas as: red back leaves; under the leaves red; Chinese medicine a little red is the whole herb of the plant a little red of the family Asteraceae a little red genus a little red.
Sheep's foot grass is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Fujian and other places, about 30 centimeters long, the rhizome is slender, the leaves are papery, gray-green, the basal leaves ovate, zither-shaped, with hay gas, taste pale slightly salty, the main treatment effect is to clear away heat and detoxification, diuretic swelling, cool the blood to stop bleeding. It can cure dysentery, diarrhea, blood in stool, edema, intestinal carbuncle, cerumen, eye red,. Throat moth, boils, swelling and poison.
Sheep's foot grass young stems and leaves can be eaten, eating a variety of ways, can be fried, can also be used as soup or hot pot dishes, the taste is refreshing, with a flavor similar to Chrysanthemum coronarium.