It is used Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of lung abscess, lobar pneumonia, appendicitis, rheumatoid arthritis, beriberi, diarrhoea, oedema and difficult urination.

http://www.pfaf.org, Yeung. Him-Che. Handbook of Chinese Herbs and Formulas. Institute of Chinese Medicine, Los Angeles 1985

The seeds are used as decorative beads.

http://www.pfaf.org, Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974