[2] It is a xerophytic, creeping, climbing, fast-growing plant reaching 4 in (10 cm) high but growing 4 to 6 ft (1 to 2 m) long.

Dark brown to black seeds, 2 mm long, with short, white hairs.

[1] This plant is popularly known as a remedy for bile in the north of the Mexican Republic, in the states of Aguascalientes and Durango.

It is also ingested as an appetizer, laxative and anti-abortive, in this case, due to its property of relaxing the uterine muscle.

It is also used against heart problems, ant bites, bitterness in the mouth, headaches, to regulate fever and relieve toothache, tonsillitis and pain due to anger.