Acute diseases, such as fevers and inflammations. Diseases cured included pains, inflammations, agues, ulcers, cancers, palsies, flux, consumption, hysterick disorders and melancholy. In folk medicine, it is also used to treat abscesses and inflammations. Heated leaves are used as poultices for boils and other inflammations. Alchornea glandulosa is used to treat assorted skin diseases, diarrhea, inflammations, leprosy and rheuma. It also been associated with allergy and inflammations of facial sinuses. The roots are alexiteric and antipyretic; useful in dyspepsia, bronchitis, inflammations, piles and hiccup. It is effective against inflammations, it is used for haemorrhoids. In chronic inflammations, its deposition in the tissues manifests itself as amyloidosis. It is furthermore said to bring relief in cases of inflammations and infections. The dried roots and bark were used by Native Americans to treat skin inflammations. In inflammations the interdental papilla loses its concavity. Meanwhile, her medical problems continued, including inflammations of her bile duct. It does not rise significantly with viral or non-infectious inflammations. They also used the whole plant to treat cuts and inflammations.