In traditional herbal medicine the leaf ash is used to treat sore eyes. The stem juice is used to treat sore throats [Medicinal Plants in the South Pacific WHO Regional Publications, Manilla.1998]. The sweet juice in the stem is used to treat snakebite and wounds from poison arrows. Mixed with an infusion of 'wallaba' (Eperua sp.) it is used to treat curare poisoning. A decoction of the young leaves is used to treat urinary conditions[ Medicinal Plants of the Guianas DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. Website http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html Smithsonian Museum Year ].

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The core of fresh stems is chewed as a sweet refreshment(Facciola, S. (1998) Cornucopia II. Kampong Publications California)

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The stems contain a very sweet sap. They are crushed to extract this sap, which is then used in a variety of ways. It can be used as a sweet, refreshing drink, though it is more commonly concentrated to make syrups or dried to make sugar, molasses etc.

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