Dried Meat
शुष्कमांसम्
Shushka Mamsa (dried/smoked meat) is lighter and drier than fresh meat preparations. It is appetizing and relishing. Dried meat is considered easier to digest than fresh heavy meat preparations. However, it increases Vata due to its dry quality.
What is Dried Meat (Shushka Mamsa / शुष्क मांस)?
Shushka Mamsa (dried/smoked meat) is lighter and drier than fresh meat preparations. It is appetizing and relishing. Dried meat is considered easier to digest than fresh heavy meat preparations. However, it increases Vata due to its dry quality.
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 11
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
- Rochana (relishing)
- Deepana (appetizing)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 11
References in Sharangadhara Samhita
Dried meat, radish (Raphanus sativus), fish, dried vegetables, and legumes (Vaidala) should not be eaten by a person with Gulma.
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 37: Diet for Splenic Enlargement (Gulma Pathyapathyam)
Dried meat, radish (Raphanus sativus), fish, dried vegetables, and legumes (Vaidala) should not be eaten by a person with Gulma.
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 26: Diet for Splenic Enlargement (Gulma Pathyapathyam)
Source: Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 37: Diet for Splenic Enlargement (Gulma Pathyapathyam); Parishishtam, Chapter 26: Diet for Splenic Enlargement (Gulma Pathyapathyam)
References in Sushruta Samhita
Feed them with dried meat (vallura), aquatic tubers, and powdered food.
— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 13: Jalaukavacharaniya Adhyaya - Leech Therapy
One should prepare a rice-fish offering, and Krishara (rice-sesame porridge) and dried meat.
— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 32: Putanapratishedha
Source: Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 13: Jalaukavacharaniya Adhyaya - Leech Therapy; Uttara Tantra, Chapter 32: Putanapratishedha
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