A twining vine, having opposite cordate leaves, which are cuspidate and sinuately narrowing on the margins, hairy above and silky and tomentose underneath. The flowers are borne in loose cymes. The peduncles and petioles are covered with a pale, grayish pubescence, and the stem, which reaches a thickness of from 1 to 5 inches and a great height, has a greenish-gray bark, which, when cut or bruised, exudes a viscid, milky juice.

Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-leukemic, antioxidant, antitumorous, stomach stimulant

Tropical Plant Database
King's American Dispensatory

Condurangin (bark); tannin (plant)

To calm nervous and upset stomachs, relieve stomach pain, nausea, stimulate the appetite and intestinal gas