Bark: Bark is boiled, and the water is drunk as an antiasthmatic, as an antidiarrheal, or “to purify the blood”, by the Guyana Patamona. Inner bark is scraped, boiled and the water used for treating chicken pox, measles or sores, by the Guyana Patamona.

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