The leaves are used in many types of tasty recipes like murungai keerai poriyal, murungaikai sambar, murungai poo poriyal, murungai keerai vadaia, adai, murungai keerai kootu and the very murungai keerai soup, but apart from this drumstick leaves are beneficial for many health problems. According to Ayurveda, drumstick leaves carry medicinal properties which can cure more than 250 types of diseases. It has nutrients and antioxidants which are useful in being healthy.