Bark: Bark is boiled, and the water drunk as an anti-pyretic or as an anti malarial, by the Guyana Patamona. Juice from macerated inner bark is applied to affected area as a treatment for dermatosis, by the Guyana Patamona. Juice from macerated bark is used as an anti-fungal, by the Guyana Patamona.

Stem: Decoction of bark is drunk for a febrifuge and antidiarrhoeic in French Guiana.

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