Bark: Bark is boiled and the water drunk as an anti-malarial, by the Guyana Patamona. Juice from the bark is applied as a medicament for eye infections, by the Guyana Patamona. Bark is boiled with water and used for washing the skin as medicament for chicken pox, by the Guyana Patamona. Use to treat malaria in NW Guyana.

Latex: White latex is absorbed on cotton wool and inserted into cavities as an analgesic for toothaches and pain, by the Guyana Patamona. White latex is mixed with water and inhaled as a medicament for migraine headaches, by the Guyana Patamona.

Stem: Inner bark is used to treat toothache, and roasted for a warm application to sore eyes.

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