Distribución
Introducida de India, cultivada en Amazonas, Junín, Loreto.

Usos
Raíz
Odontalgias: enjuagues bucales con el cocimiento de la raíz.

Resinas
Hernias: un algodón, empapado con la resina, se aplica directamente en la zona afectada durante 15 días o más.

Ethnobotanical and general use

As mentioned already, of the seeded form the seeds are eaten either roasted or boiled. The seedless form is used as a vegetable and substitute for potatoes. Rich in starch, it can be boiled or fried or baked. In some regions, the male flowers are used to prepare sweets. The leaves sometimes serve as a food for livestock. The bark abundantly produces latex with a high tannin content. Likewise fibers are obtained from the bark.

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Stem: Exudate used to treat abcesses, bruises and sprains in NW Guyana.

Leaf: Used in a decoction which is drunk to reduce tension. Hypertension and diabetes medications are prepared from a mixture of boiled leaves of this species and Persea americana, Carica papaya and Annona muricata. Leaf used to treat urinary tract ailments in NW Guyana.
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Origin:
Nigeria
Part used
Roots, Fruits, Wood
Medicinal uses
Fevers, Sedative

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

2) Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017

3) Mejía, Kember; Rengifo, Eisa /Plantas medicinales de uso popular en la Amazonía Peruana.-- Lima : Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, 2000. -- p. 286

4) Abd El-Ghani1, Monier M./ Traditional medicinal plants of Nigeria: an overview: Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 2016, 7(5): 220-247. - p. 236.