Kutaja is used both internally as well as externally. Externally, to promote healing, the wounds are cleansed with the decoction of its skin. The paste of the skin is also applied on the boils. The oozing wounds are dressed with its seed powder. Orally kutaja is effectively used in various maladies. It works well in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery, associated with bleeding as well.Kutaja is also helpful for digestion and appetite. It works well as a fever reducer. The decoction of its seeds and musta is given with honey to alleviate fever, distaste, excessive thirst. Kutaja is beneficial also in certain skin diseases. It is an addition in the treatment of obesity to get rid of excessive fat. It is also useful in detoxifying the GI tract and eliminating intestinal parasites.