Botany
A small, soft and smooth herb, 10 cm or less in height. Stems are slenderand angular, green with a tint of purple. Leaves occur in two rows, petioled, somewhat elliptical in shape, 2 to 5 mm in length. Flowers are very small and crowded in small inflorescences (cymes), greenish or tinged with red and less than 1 mm in length.

Distribution
Widely distributed, on damp walls, throughout the Philippines.

Parts utilized
Entire plant.

Uses
FOLKLORIC
Infusion is used as a diuretic.
Sweetened decoction of roots used as diuretic.

Availability
Wildcrafted.
Occasionally cultivated as a dish garden plant or cover plant.