Meat

Per Ayurveda , flesh of animals is the best thing to stouten the body, and specially the meat of carnivores animals because they themselves feed on meat.

In many instances, ayurveda prescribes the soup of meat to overcome the weakness after detoxification process. Ayurveda classifies meat in below categories:

1.   Mriga varga/Deer Category: All types of deer, antelope, hare, rabbit and gazelle falls under this category. They are herbivores and lives in shrubby forests.

2.   Vishkira Varga/ Birds which get their food from ground: All types of quail, owl, cocks, partridges, peacock, cranes, sparrow and goose are birds which scratch the ground to eat.

3.   Pratuda / Birds which peck the food to eat : Gallinule , Shrike, Parakeet, cuckoo and pigeons belongs to “Pratuda” category

4.   Bileshaya / Burrows living creature:  Frog, Snake, hedgehog and lizard falls under this category.

5.   Prasah / Creatures which catch food by teeth, tear it and eat : Cow, Donkey, Mule, Camel, Horse, Leopard, lion, monkey, cat, rat, mice, tiger, jackal , mongoose, hyena, fox, hawk, dog, crow, eagle, vulture, osprey and honey buzzard falls in this group

6.   Mahamriga/Big animals: Boar, Buffalo, Elephant, Yak, Rhinoceros and Ox are of Mahamriga Category.

7.   Apchara Varga / Aquatic Birds: Swan, Indian crane,Pelican, Mattard and heron are aquatic birds.

8.   Matsya Varga / Fish : Red Fish, Boal, Tortoise, Alligator, crab, Mussel, Conch Cell, Otter, Snail, large Glistening Fish, Cat fish, Seahog, Crocodile, Dolphin, Whale, Shark, Cilicima etc belongs to Matsya category.

Goat and Sheep are not included in any group since they live in all types of lands.

Out of eight categories mentioned above, first three (Mriga,Viskriya and Pratuda) are also known as Jangala (Vata Dominant); the last three (Mahamriga, Apchara and Matsya) are also called Anupa (Kapha dominant). The middle two (Bislesaya and Prasaha) are known as Sadharana (Tridosha Balancing).

The land with dry forests and less rainfall is Jangala which is “Vata” dominant. Land with plenty of rainfall is Anupa which is Kapha Dominant.The region with just enough (Neither much nor less) rainfall is Sadharana.

Meat of Jangala are the best. They cause constipation, are cold in potency, easily digestible with great increase of Pitta, comparatively lesser increase of Vata and least increase of Kapha. Meat of rabbit increase hunger, quail makes body stout, sparrow is good for brains. Peacock is not good to eat but still works on ears, voice, ageing and eyes. Wild cock is similar to peacock and domesticated cock increases “Kapha”. Sparrow meat is best to mitigate Vata and increase semen.

Meat of Bilesaya are hard to digest, hot in potency, unctuous and sweet, increases urine and semen, strengthening, mitigates Vata and increases Pitta and Kapha.

Flesh of Mahamrigas is cold in potency; of them the flesh of carnivorous and Prasaha animals increases the muscles of body, suitable for person suffering from long standing haemorrhoids, duodenal disease.

Goat meat is hard to digest, fatty, nourishing, causes weight gain and does not aggravates doshas. Sheep meat is opposite in nature but causes weight gain. Meat of cow and bull cures dry cough, exhaustion, excess hunger, intermittent fever, emaciation and diseases cause by increased Vata. Buffalo and pig meat is hot, hard to digest, causes sleep, stoutness and gives strength to body.

Fish in general increases Kapha greatly.

Meat obtained from just killed animals are only recommended. Meat from above umbilicus of male animals and below umbilicus of female animals and pregnant animals are hard to digest. Meat obtained from female quadrupeds and male birds are easily digestible.

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