Parte empleada: hoja.
Usos: cálculos renales.
Preparación: hervir unas hojas en un litro de agua y tomar como agua de tiempo.

Ethnobotanical and general use

The plant was formerly used as a remedy for syphilis. The root is considered to have antihaemorrhagic properties. An infusion of the leaves is said to alleviate erysipelas. The natives beat the stinging leaves and inflorescences on aching joints as a counterirritant.

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Leaf: The French Guiana Wayapi rub crushed leaves on the skin for a febrifuge.

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

3) Plantas medicinales de La Matamba y El Piñonal, municipio de Jamapa, Veracruz/ Escamilla Pérez, Blanca Edith; Moreno Casaola, Patricia. INECOL: Mexico, 2015, 99p.