Distribution and Habitat: Evergreen tropical shrubby vine that is native to the Amazon rainforest. It is distributed throughout tropical South America. 

Botany: It can either be described as a shrub or a vine since it produces numerous woody vines from the root that grow only 2-3 m tall and form a shrub-like appearance. 

• Leaves : It produces bright green leaves up to 15 cm long
• Flowers :Beautiful deep lavender flowers with a white throat that fade to pale lavender, then to almost white. All three flower colors can be found on the plant simultaneously.

Properties: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antihistamine, antioxidant, antispasmodic, diuretic, hypotensive (lowers blood pressure), muscle relaxant, uterine relaxant

Chemical constituents: Chemicals reported include: 24-ethyl-cholest-7-en-3-β-ol, 3- β -hydroxy-urs-18-en-27-oic acid, alliin, allyl sulfides, α 4-hydroxy-9-methoxy-lapachone, α  9-methoxy-lapachone, apigenins, aspartic acid, β-sitosterol, β amyrin, β -peltoboykinolic acid, cosmosiin, daucosterol, diallyl sulfides, 1-2: 3-vinyl-dithi-4-ene, 1-2: 3-vinyl-dithi-5-ene, dithiacyclopentene, dotriacontan-1-ol, fucosterol, glutamic acid, glycyrrhetol, hentriacontanes, hexacosan-1-ol, hexatriacontans, leucine, luteolin, n-nonacosane, oct-1-en-3-ol, octacosan-1-ol, pentatriacont-1-en-17-ol, scutellarein-7-o-beta-d-glucuronide, stigmasterol, triacontan-1-ol, triallyl sulfides, trithiacyclohexene, n-tritriacontane, and ursolic acid. 

Uses: The plant is used for arthritis, rheumatism, coughs, colds, flu, pneumonia and upper respiratory conditions, fevers (malaria, flu, etc.), general inflammation (external and internal) and as a general pain-reliever (headaches, muscles, joints, body aches)  

Propagation: By cuttings.