Chicken

Kukkuta (Chicken/Rooster) meat is one of the most commonly consumed meats. It is sweet, heavy, unctuous and hot. It is highly nourishing, strengthening, spermatogenic and beneficial for the voice. It pacifies Vata significantly. The domestic fowl (Gramya Kukkuta) is heavier than wild fowl (Vanya Kukkuta). Rooster meat is considered superior to hen meat. It is useful in conditions of debility, weakness, loss of voice and Vata disorders. The meat of young chicken is lighter. Verses: 21-24.

• Brimhana (nourishing)
• Balya (strengthening)
• Shukrala (spermatogenic)
• Vatahara (pacifies Vata)
• Swarya (beneficial for voice)

Suppression of Semen ejaculation: शु ा त ह वणं ग ु यवेदना वयथु वराः १९ यथामू स गा गभ गव ृ य मष ढताः Suppression of ejaculation causes Sravana – oozing of semen Guhya Vedana – pain in groin Shvayathu – oedema, inflammation Jvara – fever Hrid Vyatha – cardiac pain, distress Mutrasanga – Obstruction to the flow of urine and difficulty Angabhanga – bodyache, myalgia Vruddhi – Hernia Ashma – stone formation Shandata – Impotency Treatment: ता चूडसुराशा लब बि तशु य य ग अवगाहनम ् २० करैः स ं भजे

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Roganutpadaniya

(Kukkuta) Chicken and Spotted deer should not be taken along with curds Uncooked meat along with bile radish along with black gram Sheep meat along with leaves of Kusumba herb Germinated grains along with Bisa Lakucha Phala along with black gram soup (masha supa) Banana along with butter milk is not recommended Curds along with Tala phala (Palm date) Pippali, Maricha and honey Kakamachi along with jaggery Black pepper along with fish or during digestion of fish - 33-36.

— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Anna Raksha Vidhi

The patient suffering from from shakhashrita kamala should be given food along with the soup of the meat of peacock, tittira (partridge), daksha (rooster) sizzled with ununctuous, sour and pungent articles;

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 16: Anemia Treatment (Pandu Chikitsa / पाण्डुचिकित्सा)

31), chicken gruel for seminal disorders (v.

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

Peafowl, partridge, chicken, swan, hog, camel, ass, bull, and buffalo flesh are supreme for tissue building.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 8: Consumption and Wasting Disease Treatment (Rajayakshma Chikitsa / राजयक्ष्मचिकित्सितं)

The patients anointing himself with the shatadhauta ghee (ghee processed for hundred times) and taking cold bath, should drink milk or soups of green gram, lentils and chicken peas, seasoned with ghee.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 22: Thirst Disorders Treatment (Trishna Chikitsa / तृष्णाचिकित्सा)

Moreover flesh with blood of chicken, crow and peacock should be applied on the incised scalp if the bite is below and feet if the bite is above.

— Charaka Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana — Therapeutic Principles, Chapter 23: Poison Treatment (Visha Chikitsa / विषचिकित्सा)

Old (stored) Pippali (Piper longum) and the excrement of a rooster, ground with urine, applied as a paste, quickly destroys Arunshika (scalp dermatitis/dandruff with pustules).

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 11: Lepa Vidhi (Topical Paste Application)

Sparrow, quail, partridge, rooster, and tender meats of rabbit, deer, and goat are recommended.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 79: Diet for Seminal Loss (Dhvajabhanga Pathyapathyam)

Sparrow, quail, partridge, rooster, and tender meats of rabbit, deer, and goat are recommended.

— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 68: Diet for Seminal Loss (Dhvajabhanga Pathyapathyam)

Or one may drink excellent wine with the meat of a rooster.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 39: Jvarapratishedha

Red garlands, red banners, red fragrances, various auspicious items, a bell, and an offering of a fine rooster should be presented to the deity for the benefit of one afflicted by Skanda graha.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 28: Chapter 28

Kasisa, rock salt (saindhava), kinva (ferment), kuruvinda, manashila, egg shells of the rooster, and jasmine buds (verse 31), fruits of shirisha and karanja, and metallic powders — these are recommended for avasadana (reduction of proud flesh/excess granulation) in wounds with overgrown tissue (verse 32).

— Sushruta Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Chapter 37: Mishrakaadhyaya - The Miscellaneous Chapter

Kasisa, rock salt (saindhava), kinva (ferment), kuruvinda, manashila, egg shells of the rooster, and jasmine buds (verse 31), fruits of shirisha and karanja, and metallic powders — these are recommended for avasadana (reduction of proud flesh/excess granulation) in wounds with overgrown tissue (verse 32).

— Sushruta Samhita, Mishrakaadhyaya - The Miscellaneous Chapter

Crane (Sarasa), Krauncha, peacock (Shikhina), chicken (Kukkuta), and partridge (Tittira) -- some physicians do not recommend these in fever due to their heavy and heating nature.

— Sushruta Samhita, Uttara Tantra, Chapter 39: Jvarapratishedha