Leaf: As a substitute for Stigmaphyllon sinuatum:

Leaf: In compress on stingray wounds; leaf decoction drunk to prevent vomiting. to ease birth, for fever, headache, burns and skin fungi in NW Guyana. Leaves are soaked in water and used as an herbal bath as an analgesic for fevers, by the Guyana Patamona. Macerated leaves are soaked in cold water, and the water drunk as an anti-asthmatic, by the Guyana Patamona. Leaves are boiled, and the water drunk as a treatment for colds, as an antimalarial or to purify the blood, by the a Guyana Patamona.

Leaf  Toxicity: Abortive

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