Did you know that Makali Beru (Decalepis hamiltonii), a root vegetable with its commanding flavour and aroma is in great demand in the pickle making, and is a powerhouse of medicinal properties?
Magaliberu (Decalepis hamiltonii) Did you know that Makali Beru (Decalepis hamiltonii), a root vegetable with its commanding flavour and aroma is in great demand in the pickle making, and is a powerhouse of medicinal properties? Magaliberu (ಮಾಗಳಿಬೇರು) species with botanical name Decalepis hamiltonii and with English name of swallow root, belongs to Asclepiadaceae family, a root vegetable with its commanding flavour and aroma. It is a monogeneric climbing shrub native to the Indian Deccan peninsula and forest areas of Western Ghats of India, and particularly in the forests of the parent old Mysore State (Karnataka now). It is known as Sariba and Svetasariva in Sanskrit, Magali beru and Makali beru in Kannada, Mahali kizhangu or Perum-nannari in Tamil, Nannari in Malayalam, Maredu kommulu in Telugu, it grows as a shrub or undershrub, the aromatic rhizome (root) of which is used in Ayurvedic medicines and for use in pickles and to make sharbat. Its high va...
