Root: Used for female infertility and hemorrhage in NW Guyana.

Bulb: In a plaster applied to sprains; for tired blood. Sap is mixed with salt to remedy epileptic fits, and sometimes mixed with rum and rubbed on the body for that purpose,.crushed bulb in a plaster to encourage cicatrization of wounds

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