Astanga Hrudaya
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उष्णो गरीयान्महिषः स्वप्नदार्ढ्यबृहत्त्वकृत्। तद्वद्वराहः श्रमहा रुचिशुक्रबलप्रदः ॥६६॥
Flesh of mahisa (buffalo) is hot, not easily digestible, produces sleep, strength and stoutness of the body Flesh of varaha (pig) is similar to that of the buffalo, relieves fatigue, increases taste, semen and strength
english translation
मत्स्याः परं कफकराःचिलिचीमस्त्रिदोषकृत्। लावरोहितगोधैणाः स्वे स्वे वर्गे वराः परम् ॥६७॥
Fish is general tends to increase kapha greatly chilichima fish tends to increase all the three dosas. Lava, rohita, godha and ena-are best in their respective groups.
english translation
मांसं सद्योहतं शुद्धं वयःस्थं च भजेत्त्यजेत्। मृतं कृशं भृशं मेद्यं व्याधिवारिविषैर्हतम् ॥६८॥
Meat of animals which have been just killed, which are pure (uncontaminated) and of adult animals only should be used food; Meat of dead animals, of those which very emaciated, which are very fatty, and of those animals which are dead due to diseases, water (drowning) and poison should be rejected.
english translation
पुंस्त्रियोः पूर्वपश्चार्धे गुरुणी, गर्भिणी गुरुः। लघुर्योषिच्चतुष्पात्सु, विहङ्गेषु पुनः पुमान्॥६९॥
Meat obtained from the parts above the umbilicus of male animals and from the parts below the umbilicus of female animals, that obtained from the pregnant animal are all hard to digest.
english translation
शिरःस्कन्धोरुपृष्ठस्य कट्याः सक्थ्नोश्च गौरवम्। तथाऽऽमपक्वाशययोर्यथापूर्वं विनिर्दिशेत् ॥७०॥
Among the quadrupeds, the flesh of females is easily digestible but among the birds it is of the males. Flesh obtained from the head, neck, thighs, back, waist , forelegs, stomach and intestines are hard to digest in the reverse order of enumeration.
english translation