In other African countries like Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe the tree is highly commercialised for wood production. In Mozambique, muangaila provides the most wanted timber, but the volume of export trade is not known, as most trade is unregistered. The main importer is China. It is used for making furniture and sculptures. The wood is highly durable and is also used for flooring blocks. It is sold commercially under the trade name panga panga.

In South Africa, it is restricted to medicinal use and magical purposes. Root decoctions are drunk to treat many ailments affecting the stomach. The use of this tree for firewood or anything else, except for traditional medicine, is strictly prohibited through the application of myth and taboo. According to Siaga (2007), collecting is done by a dedicated member of the Makhuvha royal family or by an experienced traditional medicinal practitioner. There are prescribed rituals to be followed during the collecting of bark or roots for medicine which include smearing the leftover cool porridge on the roots. If this procedure is not followed it is believed that such bark will turn into venomous snakes which will bother household members of the collector. The collected material will lose its effect if the collection procedures are not followed. The late Chief Makhuvha also claimed that he could feel it if there were people intruding or illegally collecting this sacred tree.