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Decalepis hamiltoni - 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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Blood Purification, Wound Healing, Asthma, Fever, Poisoning, Skin Diseases, Diabetes[1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
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 |
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
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 |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Amrutamalaka taila, Drakshadi churna, Shatavari rasayana, Yeshtimadhu taila, Shwethasaariva.[5]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
External Links
- Decalepis hamiltonii on Iucn-Redlist
- Decalepis hamiltonii on Threatened Taxa - Article
- Decalepis hamiltonii on Flowers of India catalog
- Decalepis hamiltonii on India Biodiversity portal
- Decalepis hamiltonii on National Library of Medicine Journal article
- Decalepis hamiltonii on Science Direct portal
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood Purification
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound Healing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Poisoning
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin Diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry Deciduous forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Stony areas
- Herbs
- Apocynaceae
