[3] Common names for Adenanthera pavonina include Acacia coral, arbre À Église, bead tree, Circassian seed, corail végétal, coral wood, madhoshi, moralitos, curly bean, deleite, Delicia, dilmawi, Graine-réglisse, jumbi-bead, l'Église, peronías, Peonía, Peonía extranjera, piriquiti, red bead tree, and réglisse.

[6] In Singapore, the species forms part of the diet of local Raffles' banded langurs.

In traditional medicine, a decoction of the young leaves and bark of Adenanthera pavonina is used to treat diarrhea.

In vitro studies show that Adenanthera pavonina leaf extract has antibacterial activity against the intestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.

[13] Also, high doses of seed extract have an anti-inflammatory effect in studies in rats and mice.