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'''Holarrhena pubescens''' is a deciduous shrub or tree with fragrant white flowers and abundant white latex in all its parts. It grows up to 10 metres tall. An important medicinal plant in the tropics, it is gathered from the wild for its wide range of medicinal and other uses. The plant is sometimes cultivated for medicinal purposes, the root bark is sold in local markets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Kidney stone}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
===Food===
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Koodsaloo, Kodumuruka, Girimallige, Haale, Halagatti|ml=Kutakappaala|sa=Indrayava, Kutaja, Girije, Girimallika|ta=Kirimllikai|te=Girimallika|hi=Karva indrajau, Kurchi, Kuda|en=Indrajao, Easter tre, Ivari tree}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Holarrhena_pubescens_(PROTA) Cultivation Details]</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.92, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.343, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
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