Leaf: Excellent tonic; for a stimulant tea. French Guiana Amerindians regard the leaf-juice as an excellent antidote to snakebite. Juice is alexiteric.

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