It is also regarded as a source of medicine in the Ayurvedic and folk tradition where the leaves are used to treat pimples and pustules; water from the soaked leaves used as an eye wash in mild conjunctivitis; and roots used as a purgative.
A modern use for this protein rich legume is as a 'tropical alfalfa', a low cost source of animal feed, green manure and cover crop in rubber and coconut plantations.
