The plants traditionally used to treat tetanus, and to prevent rabies. The plant is used in some traditional medicine to treat scratches and sores and wounds caused by dogs, cats and mice, and are also used with other ingredients to treat leucoderma.

It is herbaceous perennial climber. The leaves are pinnately compound, brightly green coloured. The flowers are produced in raceme. Flowers blue to purple in colour. Bracts deltoid, minute. Seeds many, 5-7 x 4-5 mm, subglobose, scarlet red with black eyes.