[5][7] In southern India, it is particularly found in Kadapa, Nellore and Ceded districts and in the valleys of Cauvery and Bhavani rivers[9] The bark of the tree is used for making ropes.

[6] The timber obtained from Hardwickia binata is used for making agricultural equipment like cart wheels, oil mills, pestles and ploughs.

[12][13] Oleo-resin extracted from the heart wood is used in manufacture of varnishes[14] Resin exuding from the heartwood is used for dressing the sores of elephants.

[15] The balsam, combined with cubebs and sandal, is used for treating sexually transmitted diseases like leucorrhoea, chronic cystitis, gonorrhoea.

[13] The resin (not the oleo-resin) derived from the tree is used as a diuretic[13] Ropes made of Hardwickia and coconut were used to capture elephants in ancient times, according to the encyclopedic work Manasollasa or Abhilashitarthachintamani.This encyclopedia has been ascribed to the Western Chalukya King, Someshvara III, who ruled in the twelfth century AD.