Peru (1000-2300 m), Brazil, cultivated in Venezuela, is adstringent, diuretic, used for wounds and dermatitis (RUTTER 1990). The bark is mostly used (ALLAIN ARBE 1994).

South American medicinal plants : botany, remedial properties, and general use / I. Roth, H. Lindorf. Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2002. -- p. 492.