Whole plant: Used for female sterility and in treatment of hemorrhage in NW Guyana.

Fruit: Raw fruit, in a decoction by itself or mixed with aerial parts of the plant, is an antidysenteric remedy; also used as an antispasmodic especially to treat colic and stomach pain by the French Guiana Wayapi.

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