The gum is edible) and both livestock and game animals browse the tree and feed on the dropped pods, spreading viable seeds in their dung.

The fallen pods and foliage can provide lifesaving forage during dry times of the year.

The bark, leaves and gums are used to treat tapeworm, bilharzia, haemorrhage, orchitis, colds, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, kidney problems, syphilis, ophthalmia, rheumatism and disorders of the circulatory system.

The pods serve as an emollient, and the roots for stomach-ache, acne, tapeworms, urethral problems, oedema and dropsy.

[9] The wood is fairly hard and it is used for furniture, handles for implements and tools for grinding grain manually.