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''Decalepis hamiltonii'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=The Plant List )〕 It is endemic to Peninsular India and known by its names of Maredu Kommulu, Nannari kommulu or Madina kommulu in Telugu, Makali beru or Vagani beru in Kannada and Magali kizhangu in Tamil is a plant whose root is used in Ayurvedic medicines and for use in pickles and to make sharbat.〔(Traditional Preparation of a health drink Nannari Sharbat from the root extract of Decalepis hamiltonii (Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources) )〕 It belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae. The English name of swallowroot is sometimes used for the plant and studies have shown that it has insecticidal activity and a potential use in control of stored grain pests. The active ingredient in the root was synthesized and encapsulated with beta-cyclodextrins. The roots were also subjected to supercritical carbon-dioxide based extraction at the Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India. The plant is often confused with ''Hemidesmus indicus'', Indian sarsaparilla 〔Hemidesmus indicus〕 The root contains antioxidants and extraction methods for it have been patented.〔(Patent (WO/2005/063272) Process for Preparation of Extract of Decalepis hamiltonii having Antioxidant Activity )〕 The popularity of Decalepis in the international market has recently made its price soar and sends worrying signals about it getting being endangered due to over-exploitation.〔(Health drink plant Nannari faces extinction )〕 ==References== * Srikanta BM, Siddaraju MN, Dharmesh SM. A novel phenol-bound pectic polysaccharide from Decalepis hamiltonii with multi-step ulcer preventive activity. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Oct 21;13(39):5196-207 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Decalepis hamiltonii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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