Tuber: In Surinam, juice expressed from the tuber is used for eyedrops.
Leaf: Crushed in a decoction or maceration used by French Guiana Wayapi to control the vomiting accompanying malaria.
Robertt, A., et al.. Medicinal Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana)/Smithsonian NMNH. cited online: 17-08-2017