Whole plant: Plant is boiled, and the water drunk to treat tuberculosis and as an antiasthmatic, by the Guyana Patamona.

Shoot: Young shoots are boiled with water and drunk as a medication for whooping cough, by the Guyana Patamona.

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