Jyotishmati is a climbing shrub, with bright yellow fruit with three lobes, containing blackish seeds. Its seeds and seed oil are used for medicinal purposes, especially brain disorders. The oil contains alkaloids (Celastrine, Celapanin, Celapagin, and paniculatin), flavonoids, terpenoids (β-amyrin, Lupeol, Pristimerin), sterols (β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, α-tocopherol, γ-Tocopherol), fatty acid (palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, linolenic acids) and non-fatty acids (Benzoic acid, Cinnamic acid).