Origin
“Cariri Paraibano”, Brazil
Medicinal indication
- As aphrodisiac: Stem-bark
- Against dysenteries, diarrheas and stomachache: Stem-bark
- As an expectorant and used against bronchitis, coughs and respiratory infections: Stem-bark

M.F. Agra; et al/ Medicinal and poisonous diversity of the flora of “Cariri Paraibano”, Brazil/ Journal of Ethnopharmacology 111 (2007), p. 389.