Wood: Dry wood is boiled. And the water used as an aphrodisiac, by the Guyana Patamona. Dry wood is boiled, and the water drunk as a beverage, as a tonic, as a treatment for back pain or for impotence, by the Guyana Patamona.

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