Botany
· A small variable, prostrate creeping herb, somewhat pubescent with long, scattered hair, the stems creeping, up to 50 cm in length, usually rooting at the nodes.
· Leaves: trifoliate, with three small heart-shaped leaflets, their petioles 5 cm long, sessile. At noontime, the leaflets droop like folded umbrellas. At night, the leaflets close and fold together.
· Flowers: yellow, 1 to several on each peduncle, subumbellately disposed, nearly 1 cm long, the petals obcordate.
· Fruits: capsules, tomentose, subcylindric, 1 to 1.8 cm long, divided into minute segments with numerous black seeds the size of sand grains.

Distribution
In waste places, open grasslands, etc. at low altitude throughout the Philippines.

Parts utilized
· Entire plant.
· May be collected throughout the year.
· Rinse, sun-dry, compress.
· Propagate by seeds or vegetative propagation.

Properties
Acidic tasting, cooling effect.
Antipyretic, blood refrigerant, tranquilizer.

Folkloric uses
· Cold-fever, enteritis-diarrhea, infection of the urinary tract, neurasthenia: Decoction of 30 to 60 gms of the prepared material.
· Sprains, bruises, poisonous snake bites: Apply poultice of pounded fresh materials.
· Burns, dermatoses of the lower limb, skin eczema: Rub fresh sap over afflicted area or use decoction of the fresh material as external wash.

Availability
Wild-crafted.