Shrubs with imparipinnate leaves, 7-13, elliptic to obovate or obovate-oblong leaflets, red flowers, on axillary racemes, slightly curved or straight, cylindrical pods containing 6-12, finely pitted, shiny, yellowish to reddish-brown seeds.

hair growth, stomach, heart and spleen disorders, headache, chronic bronchitis, asthma, ulcers, piles, leucorrhoea, depression, skin diseases, hydrophobia, epilepsy, nervous disorders, diabetes, liver disorders