Ethnobotanical and general use

Economical utilization
The astringent bark is used for tanning. The wood is locally used for fuel. Experiments have demonstrated that it can be pulped successfully by the soda process, but because of the shortness of fiber it must be mixed with coniferous pulp.

Medical use
A decoction of the bark is applied as a gargle to combat pain of the throat and to remove mouth ulcers.

Observations
The hammer hairs and the glandular hairs of the leaves are most characteristic.

Stem and Leaf: The French Guiana Palikur mix stem and leaf with a
smaller amount of Rhabdadenia biflora and Nicotiana tabacum in a soothing remedy for stingray wounds.

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