Root: Used for AIDS, cancer and sores in NW Guayana.
Stem: Raw sap mixed with crushed stem of Rhipsalis baccifera is rubbed on bite of coral snake by the French Guiana Wayapi.poison; bark is used to treat bite of the Labaria snake and scorpion sting. Bark boiled with Costus scaber, Justicia pectoralis and alum as an astringent for severe coughs.
Stem toxicity: bark used for a fish poison
Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017