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[[File:Holarrhena pubescens flowers W IMG 0292.jpg|thumb|right| "Girimallika"]]
'''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, whilst the plant is also cultivated in India as an ornamental for its attractive flowers.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scabies}}, {{Uses|Ringworm}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Bleeding piles}}, {{Uses|Colic}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}.
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|ovateOvate|Oppositely arranges, ovate, obtusely acuminate leaves are 10-20 cm long}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7–10 mm|clearly Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==How to plant/cultivate==
Holarrhena pubescens can be propagated by seed, either by direct sowing or by raising seedlings in a nursery. Fresh seeds have a high percentage of germination, but in seeds more than one year old the viability is low. There are 32,000–35,000 seeds/kg. The seed usually germinates in 2–3 weeks. In India the species is successfully intercropped with field crops. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
