Manayupa grows in the Central American rain forest. In Peruvian herbal medicine, a leaf tea is used as a blood cleanser, as a detoxifier of the body from environmental toxins and chemicals, as a urinary tract cleanser, for headaches, pain, inflammation, and kidney stress and to treat ovarian problems such as inflammation and irritation, vaginal discharges and haemorrhages. Manayupa administer as tea may have highly effective results even at low dosages, but there are no reported side effects or toxicity. Some tribes believe the plant has magic powers and it is given to the lover who has lost interest in his mate to awake desire again.