Root: Roots are boiled and the water used for washing the skin as an anti pruritic, by the Guyana Patamona. Roots are boiled and the water used as an anti-pyretic, for herbal baths, or for treating chicken pox and measles, by the Guyana Patamona.

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