A large twining shrub, with large tuberous roots, palmately 5-9 lobed, ovate leaves, large purple flowers, in few to many-flowered, axillary cymes and ovoid capsules containing 4, ovoid seeds.

consumption, leprosy, skin diseases, worm infestations, bronchitis, fever, burning sensation, vomiting, syphilis, inflammation, spleen and liver disorders, general debility