A climbing shrub reaching a height of several meters. The younger parts are covered with brown hairs, often becoming nearly smooth with age. Leaves are pinnate, 10 to 20 centimeters long, and made up of 15 to 21 leaflets. Leaflets are elliptic-oblong or oblong, and 1.5 to 4 centimeters long. Flowers are pink, white, or yellowish, about 5 to 7 seven centimeters long, and borne in large numbers in axillary and terminal panicles. Pods are oblong to strap-shaped, 3 to 7 centimeters long, and 1.5 centimeters less or wide, and contain 1 to 3 seeds, being thin except where he seeds occur.

Emmenagogue, and an abortifacient if the dose is excessive (decoction of the wood of the stem or root).

Bureau of Plant Industry

Used to treat irregular menses (decoction of the wood of the stem or root).