A perennial plant, can grow up to 8-10 feet in height with roots 1-3 cm thick producing heart shaped leaves, light green five pointed bell shaped flowers with prominent yellow or light purple veins.
In the treatment of low energy, poor appetite and digestion, anaemia, shallow breathing and debility after illness (root, whole plant); acts mainly on the spleen, lungs and stomach, raising secretion of body fluids and controls blood sugar levels, and stimulating the immune system.