Pork

Varaha (Pig/Pork) — two types are described: wild boar (Jangala Varaha) and domestic pig (Gramya Sukara). Wild boar meat is lighter and better than domestic pig. Pig meat in general is heavy, unctuous and cooling. It is very nourishing, strengthening and relieves fatigue. It especially pacifies Vata. The wild boar is considered a Jangala animal while the domestic pig is Anupa/Gramya. Pig meat increases Kapha. It is fatty and heavy for digestion. Verses: 17-18.

• Brimhana (nourishing)
• Balya (strengthening)
• Vatahara (pacifies Vata)
• Shramahara (relieves fatigue)

वाराहं वा वधा ना या ना प ष ृ तकु कुटौ आममांसा न प तेन , माषसूपेन मूलकम ् अ वं कुसु भशाकेन, बसैः सह व ढकम ् माषसूपगुड ीरद या यैल ाकुचं फलम ् फलं कद या त े ण द ना तालफलेन वा कणोषणा यां मधुना काकमाचीं गुडेन वा स ां वा म यपचने पचने नागर य वा स ाम य वा पा े कामा तमु षतां नशाम ् Pork should not be taken along with porcupine meet.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Anna Raksha Vidhi

- 41 बलाका वा णीयु ता कुलमाषै च व यते भ ृ टा वराहवसया सैव स यो नह यसून ् Meat of Balaka bird along with Varuni (date wine) and Kulmasha (green gram and other pulses cooked together) Meat of Balaka along with pork fat is lethal.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Anna Raksha Vidhi

24), pork extract for nourishment (v.

— Charaka Samhita, Sutra Sthana — Fundamental Principles, Chapter 2: Dehusked Seeds of Apamarga & Panchakarma (Apamarga Tanduliya Adhyaya / अपामार्गतण्डुलीय अध्याय)

For example, the prakriti of black gram or pork is heavy, while that of green gram or deer meat is light.

— Charaka Samhita, Vimana Sthana — Specific Medical Principles, Chapter 1: Taste Assessment (Rasa Vimana / रस विमान)

A woman who consumes flesh and meat of godha (iguana) would give birth to a child afflicted with stones or shanairmeha (a type of urinary disorder where dribbling is seen), while a woman used to consume pork frequently would give birth to a child with red eyes, rough body-hair, and prone to suffering from severe respiratory disorders.

— Charaka Samhita, Sharira Sthana — Human Body & Embryology, Chapter 8: Guidelines for Lineage (Jatisutriya Sharira / जातिसूत्रीय शरीर)