Hārīta's Compendium of Medicine 1.24
English (machine translation) 1.24
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Among birds, the quail, born of dry land, is the greatest and foremost: / it is astringent, sweet, light, declared to be constipating and stimulating to digestion,
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sweet in post-digestive outcome, and highly commended in triple humoral paroxysm.
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Likewise, the grey partridge is aphrodisiac, increasing intellect, digestive fire, and strength, / destroying all humoral disorders, and strengthening; the crane is equal to it in virtues.
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The vārttāka quail is clear and aphrodisiac, just like the quail; / and of the black and pale varieties, the pale grey partridge is superior.
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The third grey partridge is another, ordinary in qualities and marks; / it slightly aggravates wind, generates immense strength, is dense, and is somewhat rejuvenating.
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The peacock increases intellect and clears out the channels; / it slightly aggravates wind, generates immense strength, is dense, and is somewhat rejuvenating.
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Very unctuous, producing phlegm, aphrodisiac, dense, increasing semen, / producing an increase of muscle tissue, and strengthening is the second peacock.
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The cock should be known as likewise sweet and possessing [beneficial] qualities.
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The wild pigeon is nourishing, strengthening, destructive of wind and bile, / nourishing, semen-producing, beneficial to men, and imparting relish.
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The domestic pigeon should be known as producing wind and phlegm, heavy, / strengthening, aphrodisiac, and appetizing; the green pigeon is considered likewise.
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The potakī, bhaṅgikā, kṣudrā, and kunaṭī: / these are to be known as having equal virtues, light, and dispelling wind.
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The kṛkara partridge is to be known as light, and greatly increasing the digestive fire of the body.
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Likewise, the woodpecker is light, wind-dispelling, and increases digestive fire; / it should be known to abound in wind and phlegm, cooling, and semen-increasing.
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It destroys urinary calculi, is clear, strengthening, and reduces flesh.
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The cakora partridge and the myna are balanced in humours in their virtues and faults.
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The krauñca crane is aphrodisiac, exceedingly appetising, and constantly destroys urinary calculi; / it dispels desiccation and fainting, is aphrodisiac, and destroys cough and anorexia.
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The Indian cuckoo is to be known as producing phlegm and is considered pacifying to bile.
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The owl destroys the three humours, is strengthening, and increases semen.
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The house sparrow is aphrodisiac, increasing strength and semen, / destroying all humoral disorders, stimulating to digestion, and increasing muscle tissue.
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Thus ends the twenty-first chapter, entitled "The Group of Meats of Land-Dwelling Animals," in the supplementary section of Hārīta as spoken by Ātreya.