▁rice ▁as ▁a ▁flav our ing . ▁The ▁seed ▁form ▁the ▁sp ice ▁is ▁also ▁sold ▁in ▁African ▁mark ets ▁rolled ▁into ▁sa usage ▁shapes . ▁ ▁Medic inal ▁value ▁The ▁extract ▁from ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁the ▁tree ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁traditional ▁do ctors ▁as ▁an ▁ant id ote ▁against ▁poison ▁because ▁the ▁extract s ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁contain ▁lu pe ol . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁c ure ▁various ▁dise ases ▁as ▁c ough , ▁mal aria , ▁yellow ▁fe ver , ▁st om ach ▁pain , ▁r he um at ism ▁etc . ▁Other ▁characteristics ▁are ▁a ph ro dis iac ▁and ▁anti - infl am mat ory ▁properties . ▁Se ed ▁hus k ▁and ▁late x , ▁leaf ▁de co ction ▁and ▁sap ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁treat ▁divers ▁ill ness es . ▁ ▁E colog ical ▁value ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁nj ang sa ▁helps ▁to ▁improve ▁soil ▁quality ▁because ▁the ▁roots ▁are ▁colon ized ▁by ▁my cor rh iz ae ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁natural ▁leaf ▁l itter . ▁Burn ed ▁kernel ▁shell s ▁deliver ▁pot ass ium ▁rich ▁ash ▁and ▁the ▁c ake ▁remaining ▁after ▁oil ▁extra ction ▁from ▁se eds ▁has ▁high ▁nit ro gen ▁content . ▁Both ▁products ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁fert il izer . ▁N j ang sa ▁provides ▁sh ade ▁for ▁humans , ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁cro ps . ▁Le aves ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁f od der ▁for ▁liv est ock ▁during ▁dry ▁season . ▁ ▁Indust rial ▁uses