16, 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 13573, —Comisaria del Vaupés, Rio Apa- 
poris, mouth of Rio Pacoa. June 17, 1951. Schultes et Cabrera 12597 .— 
Jinogojé (near mouth of Rio Piraparana). June 5, 1952. Schultes et 
Cabrera 16591.—Same locality. June 8, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 
16667.—Same locality. June 20, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 16778.— 
Same locality. September 20, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 17600. — Raudal 
Yayacopi (La Playa). August 18, 1952. Schultes et Cabrera 169523 ,.— 
Same locality and date. Schultes et Cabrera 16961.—Cachivera Jirijiri- 
ma. November 1951. H. Garcia-Barriga 13700, 
The ‘Tanimuka Indians on the Rio Miritiparana know 
this yellow-flowered vine as wee-po-awh. The bark is 
rasped and boiled to prepare an extremely bitter drink 
taken as a febrifuge. 
Amongst the Makunas, the leaves, reduced to ashes, 
are applied to itching infections of the skin that may be 
due to fungal growth. The ashes are mixed with oil or 
fat for application. This vine is one of the most impor- 
tant medicines amongst the Makunas, who have three 
distinct names for it: bce-ra-ree-a-ma, ho-ree-a-mee-see 
and né-na’-mee-hoo-ma. 
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