kiaat

Kiaat Wood:

From: woodlands of southern Africa

The brown heartwood of Kiaat is resistant to wood borer insects and termites durable and has a pleasing spicy fragrance. The attractive light brownish-yellow wood is stable during drying and polishes well. The wood produces a rich, resonant sound and is used to make different musical instruments. The tree is valued for several medicinal uses such as treating ringworm, eye problems, Blackwater fever, stabbing pains, malaria, and increasing the supply of breast milk. The bark is stripped for traditional medicine and for binding fiber.