Difference between revisions of "Decalepis hamiltoni - Makali beru"

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Makali beru

Swallow Root is an endemic and endangered plant of Andhra Pradesh. It grows in between the rocks and places where there is thick vegetation. Milky latex is present in the entire plant. Each root is 5-10 cm in diameter and 4-10 roots arise from the rootstock.

Uses

Blood Purification, Wound Healing, Asthma, Fever, Poisoning, Skin Diseases, Diabetes^[1]

Parts Used

Root^[2].

Chemical Composition

Hydrodistillation of Decalepis hamiltonii roots yielded an essential oil (0.33% v/w) that contained 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (37.45%), 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (31.01%), 4-O-methylresorcylaldehyde (9.12%), benzyl alcohol (3.16%), and alpha-atlantone (2.06%) as major constituents.^[3]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Maakali beru
Hindi	NA
Malayalam	Nannari, Naruninti
Tamil	Mahali-kizhangu, Makalikkilanku, Mavillinga kizhanku, Perum-nannari
Telugu	Madina kommulu, Maredu kommulu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Sariva, Svetasariva
English	Swallowroot

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	Leaves to 6 x 4.5 cm, obovate-elliptic or orbicular, apex obtuse, base cuneate, membranous; petiole to 1.5 cm. Milky latex is present in whole plant.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Cymes	Cymes trichotomous; peduncle to 2 cm; bracts and bracteoles lanceolate, 1.5 mm.	Flowering from April to July	{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Follicles	5.5 × 3 cm		Follicle oblong or lanceolate, cylindric 5.5 × 3 cm; epicarp thick, crinkled	seed ovate 6 × 4 mm

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Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Amrutamalaka taila, Drakshadi churna, Shatavari rasayana, Yeshtimadhu taila, Shwethasaariva.^[6]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry Deciduous forests, Stony areas

Photo Gallery

Flowers
Follicles
Seed
Whole plant

References

↑ Uses
↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1047, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Chemical composition
↑ Common names
↑ Morphology
↑ Ayurvedic preparations

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Karnataka_Medicinal_Plants-2] ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1047, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru

[Chemical_composition-3] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Chemical composition

[Common_names-4] Common names

[Plant_morphology-5] Morphology

[Ayurvedic_preparations-6] Ayurvedic preparations

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 ==Common names==