In the Valley of Sibundoy, the wood of the tree is valued for 
fuel and construction. One medicine man indicated that a tea 
prepared by boiling the flowers served as an astringent wash for 
open wounds and that this treatment helped hasten healing. 
Weinmannia Trianaea Wedd. var. suleata (Engl.) Cuatr. in 
Lloydia 11 (1943) 205. 
CoLoMBIA: Comisaria del Putumayo, Paramo de Tambillo, northeast of the 
Valle de Sibundoy. Alt. 2700-2800 m. December 13-14, 1942. R. E. Schultes et 
C. Earle Smith 3119. 
The Indians of Sibundoy value this plant as a medicine. 
Crushed and passed through warm water, the leaves of Wein- 
mannia Trianaea are poulticed on open wounds. This same 
preparation is massaged on swollen and painful joints to reduce 
rheumatic inflammation. The plant is known locally as encin in 
Spanish and shajanaka amongst the Kamsa Indians. 
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