Root: Root is boiled with water and drunk as a treatment for back pain, by the Guyana Patamona.

Root and Stem: Root and stem are boiled with water, sugar added and used as a tonic, by the Guyana Patamona.

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