Stem: bark used to disinfect the umbilical cord of newborn babies; and wood used as an aphrodisiac in NW Guyana.
Stem Toxicity: Sap used as abortive

Leaf: A decoction is drunk as an antisyphilitic in
Guyana.

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