However, the most important aspect of the plant lies in its wide array of medicinal uses.

It was
documented that Cordia africana was already being utilized in traditional times as  cure to
“acute febrile, wounds, cough, toothache, gastric ulcer, stomach ache, burns, michi,
diarrhea, jaundice, eye infection, tonsillitis, malaria, chest pains, anthrax of cattle,
rashes, scabies, poison, fever, and influenza” despite not having any scientific evidence
available during that time (Alemayehu et. al., 2016). In addition, the plant’s anatomical
structures were traditionally used as sympotomatic relief for various ailments. For istance,
potable leaf decocutions are drunk as treatment for headache, nose bleeding, dizziness and
vomiting during pregnancy, wounds, and worms. Its fresh bark is applied as a cataplasm to
fractures, and bark extracts are drunk to relieve fatigue. Also, root extracts are drunk as
such were locally known to be effective in treating jaundice and schistosomiasis. Lastly,
cordia africana’s wood ash is used primarily as a topical ingredient for skin diseases (Plant
Use, n.d.). From its widespread ethnobotanical uses, Cordia africana can be deduced as a plant
that is of vital significance in the lives of the people since the traditional times.