Used in divination - used to make medicine for diviners in the Batoka region of southern Zambia.

Root decoctions are also used for toothache and various body pains.

Wood is reputed to have supernatural powers and therefore is never used as a fuel.

Branches are used as a good luck charm.

Alcoholic beverages have been made from the fruit.

Twigs broken off from the tree were used as toothbrushes in the old days because of the fibrous texture.

Chemical Profile :
Naphthaquinones and triterpenoids have been isolated from the dried roots.