Whole plant: Used in Guyana as an antidote to snakebite, spider bite, stingray wounds and poison arrows.

Root and Leaf: Juice from root and petiole applied to snakebite.

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