The root and stem possess various antimicrobial agents and is traditionally used as toothbrush in Pakistan and India.

[1] The vann is commonly found in and around Sandal Bar, and is reserved for use as grazing sources for local peasant villages.

In addition, a number of trees have been preserved to provide shade for cattle.

When burnt, it leaves a large quantity of ash, which can then be boiled down into a substance for treating mange in camels.

In the janamsakhis of Guru Nanak, he was found laying under a jal-tree whose shadow remained stationary to protect him from the sun.