*The leaves are used to add peppery flavoring to food and tea. The bitter taste of the tree's bark and leaves is due to the presence of iridoids. The aromatic, oily, yellowish wood is used for firewood.<ref name="int2"/>
*This plant is used medicinally by the Maasai people to treat malaria.<ref name="uses"/> It is used as a snuff or smoked for respiratory complaints such as common cold and cough.
==common name==
* '''English''' - Pepper-bark tree
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