Description: Shrubs. Leaves 3-7-foliolate; leaflets ovate to elliptic-ovate or rhomboid. Panicle few-flowered, from the axils of upper leaves; Flowers white. Berry ellipsoid, acute, red.
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also grown in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: March-September
Parts used: Leaves
Properties & Uses: Leaves are stimulant and astringent; used for the treatment of diarrhea, dysentery and dropsy.