Trade names for the species include nettle wood and brimji. It is often planted as an
ornamental as it is long-living and resistant to air pollution. The fruit is sweet and edible raw or cooked. The leaves and fruit are astringent, lenitive, and stomachic. A
decoction of both the leaves and fruit is used in the treatment of
amenorrhoea, heavy menstrual and inter-menstrual bleeding, and colic. The decoction can also be used to astringe the mucous membranes in the treatment of
diarrhea,
dysentery, and peptic ulcers. A yellow dye is obtained from the bark. The wood is very tough, pliable, durable, and widely used by turners; the flexible, thin shoots are used as walking sticks.
Secondary metabolites The leaves of
Celtis australis are a rich source of
flavonoid . Young leaves of
C. australis from Northern Italy were found to contain the highest amounts of phenolics per gram dry weight. Amounts rapidly decreased until mid-May and after this date the level of phenolics fluctuated but showed no discernible trend. This general trend of high amounts of phenolics in the early growing season and a fast decline affected both
caffeic acid derivatives and
flavonoids. == In culture ==