Astisamharaka - Pirandai - Cissus quadrangularis - Veldt Grape

                          (on the way to Virupaksha Cave on Thiruvannamalai hill)

Pirandai (Veldt Grape| Cissus quadrangularis)
Sanskrit: asthisamharaka,
Hindi Nallar
Telugu: Nalleru
For ayurvedic pharmacological profile

Few Uses:  source

1. heals bone fractures, relieves pain of back and spine
2. cures digestive ailments - kills worms, cures piles, constipation, dysentery
3. in post menopausal osteoporosis, irregular menstruation
4. analgesic in eye and ear diseases

When mom first made a chutney using pirandai, i said, am not going to touch it. I said yuck to Aloe Vera too. Now am learning about Mudakathaan keerai, kodukaanpali, valaarai, all green things, that grow in wild on the road side, backyard. Why buy exotic medicines packaged, nature provides it all, right at the door step. But many cement the soil, or throw trash all around.

There are many recipes on web, few are:

thokku

thugayal

A year later, pirandai has become dal chaval especially after a good rains.