he Sala tree fruit pulp contains sugar, gum, and malic, citric and tartaric acids. The fruits pulp are edible and are occasionally eaten. When ripe the smell of the white flesh discourages most people from trying them. It is a very important plant in traditional veterinary medicine. The fruit pulp is fed to chickens as both a vaccine against and medicine for respiratory and other diseases. It is believed that feeding the fruits to chickens is an excellent way to maintain their health. The pulp of the fruit of the Sala tree is rubbed on the infected skin of mangy dogs. Some fractions of the stem bark and flowers exhibited antifungal activity.