Perennial succulent herbs, hairless, up to 80 cm. The rhizomes are thick and nearly lignified, and the aboveground stems are upright and unbranched. Leaves alternate, or subopposite; Broad oval to oblanceolate, 5 ~ 8 cm long, blunt or slightly pointed at the top, with small teeth at the edge, or nearly entire, tapering at the base, smooth or slightly papillary rough. Corymbose cymes are terminal; Sessile or nearly sessile; Sepals 5, different in length, petals about 1/2, linear to lanceolate, apex obtuse; Petals 5, yellow, oblong-lanceolate, with mucronate apex; Stamens 10, shorter than petals; Carpels, slightly spreading, slightly connected at base. Five follicles are arranged in a star shape. The seeds are smooth, with narrow wings at the edges and wide tips. The flowering period is from June to August, and the fruiting period is from August to September.
All medicinal materials are used to stop bleeding, relieve pain, dissipate blood stasis and reduce swelling; Soak in water or wine to treat all kinds of bleeding; Fresh products are exposed, and sores, furuncles and carbuncles are externally applied; Relevant medical research units in Nantong and other places have used this plant decoction and injection to treat a variety of internal bleeding diseases, and the effect is remarkable.