The dry rhizome and roots of Alepidea amatymbica are smoked, or powdered and taken as snuff by diviners and healers to assist in divination and communication with the ancestors.Smoking the roots results in sedation and vivid dreams.The roots are also used as a smoking admixture, and the smoke disguises the smell of whatever it is that is being smoked in conjunction with this admixture.The rhizome is carried as a lucky charm, and divining bones are ritually washed with Alepidea rhizomes.Alepidea is also used for self-fortification and to ward off evil spirits.