Red jequirity seeds contains abrin, which is toxic and prevents cells from growing or functioning normally. It might also help eliminate certain bacteria, tapeworms, or the parasite that causes malaria. Red jequirity seeds also contains chemicals that might slow blood clotting, reduce swelling, and lessen allergies.

Red jequirity seeds helps to solve digestive problems and improves appetite and taste it also has some beneficial effect on vision wound healing improves with use jequirity seeds helps in improving the texture of the skin and hair. Jequirity seeds also helps strengthen immunity and provides bodily strength working as a general body stengthener. Gonorrhea, jaundice, and hemoglobinuria bile are all treated using the seeds. Human hair growth is reported to be aided by the oil derived from the herb's seeds.