Whole plant: The Surinam Tirio drink a decoction of the boiled plant as a treatment for coughs.

Leaf: The Surinam Wayana drink a decoction of the boiled plant as a treatment for coughs.

Fruit: Crushed and rubbed on facial dermatitis consisting of white spots, and considered as an effective antifungal agent by the French Guiana Palikur. Used to treat skin fungi in NW Guyana.

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Eye infections: Juice of crushed fruits dripped into eyes
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Origin:
Assam,Western Ghats and Andaman Islands.

Action:
Properties are similar (though inferior) to those of Ipeac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha A. Rich.).

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

2) Milliken, William; Albert, Bruce. Economic Botany, vol 50, no 1, 1995, p. -- 10 - 25.

3) Khare, C.P./ Indian Medicinal Plants. -- Nueva Dheli: Springer, 2007 . - p. 836.