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[[File:Decalepis hamiltonii.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Blood Purification}}, {{Uses|Wound Healing}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Poisoning}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|RootsRoot}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Cymes| Cymes trichotomous; peduncle to 2 cm; bracts and bracteoles lanceolate, 1.5 mm.|Flowering from April to July}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Follicles|5.5 × 3 cm||Follicle oblong or lanceolate, cylindric 5.5 × 3 cm; epicarp thick, crinkled|seed ovate 6 × 4 mm.||Fruiting from April to July}}
<ref name="Plant morphology"/>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262419212_A_Review_on_Decalepis_hamiltonii_Wight_Arn Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/index.php/bot_search Common names]</ref>
<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.1047, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/50126587/0 Decalepis hamiltonii on iucnredlist.orgIucn-Redlist]* [https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/download/845/1509/ Decalepis hamiltonii on threatenedtaxaThreatened Taxa - Article]* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Swallow-Root.html Decalepis hamiltonii on Flowers of India catalog]* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/32159 Decalepis hamiltonii on India Biodiversity portal]* [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30021395/ Decalepis hamiltonii on National Library of Medicine Journal article]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423805001196 Decalepis hamiltonii on Science Direct portal]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Apocynaceae]]
