Bark: is boiled with water and drunk as a treatment for colds, by the Guyana Patamona.

Stem: Yields a gum used in remedies for asthma and other chest afflictions in Surinam.

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