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Antibacterial  Antidiarrhoeal  Antiseptic  Appetizer  Astringent  Dysentery  Febrifuge

The stem bark is considered to be antiseptic, astringent and febrifuge[303 , 348 ]. It is taken orally as a decoction for diarrhoea and dysentery, as a source of vitamins and iron, and as a medicine to induce haemorrhage. When the bark is steeped to a red liquid, it is taken to clear the blood, increase appetite, and restore strength in cases of tuberculosis[303 , 348 ]. A decoction of the bark is used externally to dress wounds caused by firearms[348 ]. Methanol extracts of the bark showed inhibitory activity on HIV-1 protease[299 ]. Ether extracts of seeds inhibited platelet aggregation, probably due to the presence of tetranortriterpenoids[299 ].

Charcoal  Dye  Furniture  Plant breeding  Tannin  Wood

Shade tree. Street tree. Public open space. Xerophytic. Agroforestry Uses: Farmers generally plant the species along garden boundaries or around the courtyard, where it provides deep shade[303 ]. The tree is used in reforestation projects, as a shade tree in young plantations of other timber species and as a shade tree in coffee and cacao plantations[299 , 418 ]. Other Uses An oil can be extracted from the seed kernels which might be of some commercial value[299 ]. The bark is a source of tannins and has been used for dyeing[299 ]. The crushed fruit shells have been used as a potting medium[299 ]. The heartwood is reddish or pinkish, the colour darkening with age to a deep red or brown; it is distinctly demarcated from the up to 40mm wide band of usually yellowish sapwood. The grain is interlocked, sometimes straight; texture fine to moderately coarse; surfaces are glossy, and the wood is often nicely figured because of the irregular grain. The wood is medium-weight, comparatively soft, very durable, but not considered suitable for applications in contact with the ground. Graveyard tests in Indonesia showed an average service life in contact with the ground of 3.3 years. The wood is resistant to most, but not all, wood-rotting fungi, and is liable to termite attack. The wood seasons well, without much checking or distortion and kiln dries satisfactorily when moderate schedules are used. Rates of shrinkage are low and uniform, after drying it is stable in service. It saws, planes and moulds easily in both green and dry condition; in general it finishes to an exceptionally smooth, lustrous surface, but a woolly surface may occur on bands of reaction wood or interlocked grain; finishing is easy and the wood takes an excellent polish, gluing and nailing properties are good, but discoloration in contact with iron, copper and brass may occur under humid conditions. The wood slices and rotary cuts into fine and decorative veneer, without preliminary treatment, at a peeling angle of 92?. The wood is therefore the choice for high-quality furniture and cabinetwork, joinery, boats and pattern work. Wood carvers use a significant amount of the wood in turnery and sculpture[303 ]. The wood's outstanding technical qualities make it particularly suitable for precision woodwork such as models and patterns, instrument cases, clocks, printer?s blocks and parts of musical instruments; for these purposes, uniform straight-grained material is used. Other minor uses include burial caskets, novelties and expensive toys[299 ]. In Haiti, much of the branch wood and most of the crooked stems are converted to charcoal, particularly in regions isolated from urban markets by poor roads[303 ].

Special Uses