Bark: Bark is boiled, and the water used for washing the skin to treat dermatosis or as a treatment for chicken pox and measles , by the Guyana Patamona. Bark is boiled, and the water drunk as an anti inflammatory, by the Guyana Patamona. Juice from macerated inner bark is used as an anti-infective or for treating eye infection and sore eyes, by the Guyana Patamona.

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