Lonchocarpus chrysophyllus KleinhoonteFabaceaeInyekuIkunIkun axineHali haliImekuWakorokodaWakuru-kudaBlack aishalBlack hiariAyaHayariManekuMa nekuNivreeNivree male Root: Used for AIDS, cancer and sores in NW Guayana.

Stem: Raw sap mixed with crushed stem of Rhipsalis baccifera is rubbed on bite of coral snake by the French Guiana Wayapi.poison; bark is used to treat bite of the Labaria snake and scorpion sting. Bark boiled with Costus scaber, Justicia pectoralis and alum as an astringent for severe coughs.
Stem toxicity: bark used for a fish poison

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