Arrowleaf okra is harvested and dried in the fall and winter and can be made into a medicine that has the effect of relieving cough and clearing the lungs. The plant's bright green leaves and beautiful flowers can be planted indoors for ornamental purposes. Putting the plant indoors can decorate the room, but also can purify the indoor air and regulate air humidity, which can create a healthy and green living environment for people.

The root of arrowleaf okra can be used as medicine, called five-fingered ginseng, which is mainly distributed in areas such as Guizhou and Yunnan. The plant is usually harvested in the fall and winter, washed and dried, and can be decocted and taken under the guidance of a doctor, or processed into medicine. The plant is used medicinally to clear heat and moisturize the lungs, and has a good therapeutic effect on coughs and stomach pains.

Arrowleaf okra prefers warm temperatures and grows in low mountains, hills, grasslands, slopes and woodlands, and other areas, and is distributed in South China. The plant's leaves are bright green, the flowers are large and beautiful in appearance, with high ornamental value. The plant can be planted in pots and raised indoors, can be placed in the living room and balcony and other locations, can purify the indoor environment, strong greening effect.

Arrowleaf okra is a perennial herb in the mallow family Mallow, also known as bellflower, wild hibiscus, lantern flower and saffron ginseng. The height of the plant is between 0.4 and 1 meter, the roots are succulent, and the branches and trunks are long with fine hairs and hard. The leaves are mostly ovate, lanceolate or broadly ovate, green in color, with a more pointed top and serrated edges.

Arrowleaf okra has solitary flowers with dense stiff hairs on the pedicel and 6 to 12 petals that are round-ovate or oblong in shape and yellow or red in color. The stamens are smooth, the style is well-branched, the top of the style is flattened, and the flowering period is between May and September. The fruit of the plant is oblong with a prickly hairy epidermis and kidney-shaped seeds.